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Friday, October 31, 2003 |
The Guardian: "Israel's army chief has exposed deep divisions between the military and Ariel Sharon by branding the government's hardline treatment of Palestinian civilians counter-productive and saying that the policy intensifies hatred and strengthens the 'terror organisations'.
Lieutenant-General Moshe Ya'alon also told Israeli journalists in an off-the-record briefing that the army was opposed to the route of the 'security fence' through the West Bank.
The criticism is made all the more searing because Gen Ya'alon is not known for being soft on the Palestinians.
The general warned that the continued curfews, reoccupation of towns and severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinians, combined with the economic crisis they have caused, were increasing the threat to Israel's security."
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© Copyright 2003 Hetty Litjens.
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