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The West Bank - Studies of Judaism - Posted: 28th Aug, 2005 - 9:06pm
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Post Date: 27th Aug, 2005 - 5:18pm / Post ID: #
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Jewish Population in West Bank Expanding
AP - As Israel basked in world admiration for pulling out of the Gaza Strip, new official figures released Friday showed the Jewish population of the West Bank is expanding rapidly, growing by more than 12,000 in the past year alone.
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It is amazing how deeply divided Israel is on this issue of pulling out of the Gaza strip. When I was in Israel in the summer, every time I wore orange, which I wear a lot, people were associating it with the flag against the withdrawal. Here is a good article about the 'color war':
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| Last week Israel accomplished its withdrawal from Gaza. Now in its 57th year, Israel finds itself divided as never before: about Gaza and relations with Palestinians, and more importantly about the future of Zionism itself. Israeli society split over the withdrawal from Gaza. The debate transcended questions of territory; it was an argument over Israeli identity and the essence of Zionism. The dispute has touched the raw nerve of Israeli society: relationships between Zionism and Judaism, between nationalism and religion. Tension over Gaza was a proxy for a debate over who Israelis are and what they want to be... |
https://www.nationalreview.com/script/print...00508240819.asp
It talks about a good point, and that is the question of what should be done with Zionism, and to what degree should it be implemented in politics.
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