Evacuating Gaza Strip settlements may result in even more Palestinian terrorism, Israel’s military intelligence chief said. Maj. Gen. Aharon Ze’evi-Farkash was addressing the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday for the first time since Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced last week that he plans to remove 17 of Gaza’s 21 settlements.
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