Thousands of Jews flocked to the Gaza Strip for a rally against Israel’s plan to evacuate settlements. Gaza settler leaders estimated that as many as 100,000 supporters would take advantage of the Passover holiday to attend Wednesday’s demonstration in the Gush Katif bloc, but the numbers looked unlikely to reach half that.
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