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The bulldozers move into the Gaza settlements, as the last settlers are rmoved from their homes without too much protest. This could be seen as a clever balancing act on the part of the wily old Sharon. On the one side, he has the Zionist right baying for his blood as a traitor by acceding "sacred" territory in Gaza, and on the other, he is suspected of giving up the arid, useless strip of land as a sop to the Palestinians, while preparing to tighten his grip on the more viable, larger teritories on the West Bank. Will he get the balance just right?

The Times; Tuesday 23/8/05

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