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| Sharon Threatens ’Much Harsher’ Reprisals |
| 2004-04-27 |
| Israel’s response to Palestinian violence after its pullout from the Gaza Strip would be harsher than its present military operations, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday. Interviewed on Israel’s Channel 10 TV for Israel’s independence day, Sharon defended his "unilateral disengagement" plan, including a pullout from the Gaza Strip. Members of his Likud Party vote on the plan in a referendum on Sunday. After a pullout, Palestinians could no longer explain violence by saying that Israel was occupying their land, Sharon said, "and Israel’s responses (to violence) would be much harsher." He refused to give specifics, beyond noting that Israel is already taking stiff measures, an apparent reference to the killing of Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin on March 22 and his successor, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, three weeks later... |
| Posted by:Lux |
| #4 I see a best seller circa 2006 "I Remember Gaza" |
| Posted by: Abu Bug-eyed Screen Star 2004-04-27 7:56:56 PM |
| #3 He's so polite. The message: "After we pull out, the whole damn area's a free-fire zone, so DON"T PISS US OFF!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-04-27 3:45:39 PM |
| #2 If Israel pulls out and Gaza attacks Israel, then it's scorched earth time. A strip of Gaza will then become a barren DMZ. Seems obvious -- and probably unavoidable in the long run. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-04-27 3:43:41 PM |
| #1 I would assume this is because without settlers to act as launching off points for any raids the IDF will be forced to use much more brutish tactics if they ever have to into Gaza again. Either that or just bomb 'em with missiles. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-04-27 3:08:59 PM |