Israel Pulls out of Gaza, Plans to Seize West Bank Land

While Israel recently completed removing 21 settlements from the Gaza Strip, the country now is planning on seizing a small strip of Palestinian land in the West Bank for the construction of the separation barrier. In addition to seizing land for the barrier, Ariel Sharon plans to extend some West Bank settlements. Most recent news reports have only talked about Israel's "historic" Gaza pullout while leaving out the fact that Israel still plans extending settlements. For more information on the Israel-Palestine conflict check out the UN page on the question of Palestine.


--Tom Hayes