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Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Major-General Dan Halutz met in Gush Katif last week with community leaders.
Katif.net reports that during his exchange of comments with Avner Shimoni, the Gaza Coast Regional Council head, the incoming commander stated if disengagement forces are met by 100,000 opponents, they would turn around and take the decision back to the Knesset. Halutz indicate such opposition would be too great for the soldiers and a decision as how to proceed would be left to the legislators.
Gush Katif leaders and residents see Halutz’s remarks as a clear sign to supporters of the continued Jewish presence in Gaza to join the growing number of disengagement opponents and make a clear statement against the planned uprooting of the area’s Jewish communities.
This item appeared on the Katif Internet site and the Israel National News site on April 26, 2005
