ARABS-ISRAEL - Apr 4 - Sharon Not Planning To Raze Gaza Homes.At closed-door session of Parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (Hebrew: ועדת חוץ וביטחון , PM Ariel Sharon insists Israel has no intention of razing the homes of the 8,000 Gaza settlers after they are uprooted from the territory. He said: We have no intention of destroying the houses of the settlers of the Gaza Strip Gaza Strip (gäz`ə), (2003 est. pop. 1,330,000) rectangular coastal area, c.140 sq mi (370 sq km), SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea adjoining Egypt and Israel, in what was formerly SW Palestine. . There are ongoing contacts to coordinate the disengagement disengagement /dis·en·gage·ment/ (dis?en-gaj´ment) emergence of the fetus from the vaginal canal. dis·en·gage·ment n. with the Palestinian Authority". There had been reports that Israel would demolish the homes while keeping the infrastructure of the settlements intact after the pullout pull·out n. 1. A withdrawal, especially of troops. 2. Change from a dive to level flight. Used of an aircraft. 3. An object designed to be pulled out. Noun 1. , which is to be completed by the end of the year. |
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