Sharon orders to plan a relocation of Gaza strip settlements

[Strk]

At the moment it is only an order to plan an evacuation of the settlements, it is not definate on whether or not it will actually occur.

Order to Plan a Relocation

 

[robh23]

 

[robh23]

yeah he is a survivor and the settlements were just a disposable tool that were done to put pressure on the gazan's and to appease some stupid and un-savvy people on his own side

 

[tomwolfman]

yah .nice timing with all his current financial problems .also score some more brownie points with george bush and europe .why wouldn't he let it go anyway with a few million palestinians and less than 10,000 jews costing a fortune every year in security

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: tomwolfman
yah .nice timing with all his current financial problems .also score some more brownie points with george bush and europe .why wouldn't he let it go anyway with a few million palestinians and less than 10,000 jews costing a fortune every year in security

By placing settlements such as Netzrim in in the strip he can place a strangelhold on the Palestinians there with relatively few troops. Thier have been IDF studies saying it would take almost two divisions to provide the equivalent effect of Netzarim.