Deputy Education Minister Tzvi Hendel (National Union) says there are "secret plans" in the Prime Minister's Office to suppress the Israeli residents in Gaza during their planned evacuation. Hendel told Voice of Israel today that the secret plans include shutting off electricity and all communications (telephone, cellular phones, radio) so that the residents will not able to coordinate with each other during the eviction. Every building evacuated is to be immediately destroyed - either via bulldozer or explosives.
Hendel also noted that the plan provides for the evacuating forces to act forcefully against the expelled settlers - while at the same time making sure not to clash with the Arabs standing at the community gates and celebrating their victory. Hamas leaders have indicated that they will make sure that the world understands that they forced the Israelis out - and to this end will fire weapons at the departing buses and trucks.
Sources in the Prime Minister's Office denied that such a document exists or was prepared.
Leaders of the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza continue their sit-in strike today outside the Knesset. They demand that the National Religious Party and National Union resign from the government before the unilateral withdrawal plan from Gaza proceeds any further. Binyamin Regional Council head Pinchas Wallerstein told Arutz-7 last week that to talk about the "unilateral withdrawal from Gaza" is to "fall into a trap," as the plan is not "merely to withdraw from Gaza; Sharon plans to uproot, in stages, most of the Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza... He will start with the smaller ones, and will then continue, when the public has gotten used to it, to the others. And all this will be in unilateral steps that will not require or bring an end to terrorism. He talks about a withdrawal from Gush Katif - but the threat hanging over Judea and Samaria is no smaller than that hanging over Gush Katif."
Deputy Minister Hendel seconded this point today: "When Menachem Begin came to Yamit in 1978 to explain why he was giving away of all of Sinai, he said, 'Kinderlach [children], I'm doing this so that we can save all of Judea, Samaria and Gaza.' Now again Sharon is explaining that he's giving away Gaza so that he can save half of Yesha. Soon they will say that they're giving away northern Shomron in order to salvage Gush Etzion. This has to stop!"
Despite the significant domestic opposition to the plan, Sharon's aides are on their way to Washington to meet with Administration officials and present them with the plan. Atty. Dov Weisglass is scheduled to meet, among others, with U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice. Sharon staffers say that at this stage, the plan does not include names of communities designated for destruction or dates.
Hendel also noted that the plan provides for the evacuating forces to act forcefully against the expelled settlers - while at the same time making sure not to clash with the Arabs standing at the community gates and celebrating their victory. Hamas leaders have indicated that they will make sure that the world understands that they forced the Israelis out - and to this end will fire weapons at the departing buses and trucks.
Sources in the Prime Minister's Office denied that such a document exists or was prepared.
Leaders of the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza continue their sit-in strike today outside the Knesset. They demand that the National Religious Party and National Union resign from the government before the unilateral withdrawal plan from Gaza proceeds any further. Binyamin Regional Council head Pinchas Wallerstein told Arutz-7 last week that to talk about the "unilateral withdrawal from Gaza" is to "fall into a trap," as the plan is not "merely to withdraw from Gaza; Sharon plans to uproot, in stages, most of the Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza... He will start with the smaller ones, and will then continue, when the public has gotten used to it, to the others. And all this will be in unilateral steps that will not require or bring an end to terrorism. He talks about a withdrawal from Gush Katif - but the threat hanging over Judea and Samaria is no smaller than that hanging over Gush Katif."
Deputy Minister Hendel seconded this point today: "When Menachem Begin came to Yamit in 1978 to explain why he was giving away of all of Sinai, he said, 'Kinderlach [children], I'm doing this so that we can save all of Judea, Samaria and Gaza.' Now again Sharon is explaining that he's giving away Gaza so that he can save half of Yesha. Soon they will say that they're giving away northern Shomron in order to salvage Gush Etzion. This has to stop!"
Despite the significant domestic opposition to the plan, Sharon's aides are on their way to Washington to meet with Administration officials and present them with the plan. Atty. Dov Weisglass is scheduled to meet, among others, with U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice. Sharon staffers say that at this stage, the plan does not include names of communities designated for destruction or dates.