Tens of thousands of Israeli and Palestinian soldiers were deployed across the Gaza Strip as the government of Ariel Sharon began to carry out a long-anticipated and controversial plan to evict Jewish citizens who refused to vacate their settlements in that disputed territory.
Despite receiving eviction notices from Israeli troops, many settlers resisted all efforts to enforce the order, and shots rang out near one particular settlement outside a Palestinian city, wounding several soldiers. Their injuries were attributed to "friendly fire".
Settlers in Gaza considered the forced move a sell-out of their rights by Tel Aviv and pledged to remain on land they considered hard-won by the sacrifices of their ancestors.
For more information on this historic withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, read this article from Newsmax.com.
Sources consulted: MSNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel.
Comment: No one has recently explained to the American public why vacating the Gaza Strip is essential to Middle East peace. Without further information, it seems that the Israeli government is acting capriciously and without due consideration for the sentiments of its own Jewish citizens. Where is the thoughtful analysis and justification for such acts that the media, in fulfilling their responsibilities, should present?
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