BYE BYE GAZA - Barry Chamish

Support for the plan is strengthening and Sharon's mass
firings of the nation's security heads, may not prevent it.
FLOWERS FOR ARMAGEDDON
Jerusalem Post, April 28/05
PERES, US DISCUSS GAZA FLOWER TRIANGLE
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Israel and the Netherlands are discussing a cooperative
arrangement whereby
the Dutch would help Palestinians use the greenhouses left
behind in Gush Katif to grow flowers that Israel would help
market in Europe.
Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres raised the idea
Wednesday in a meeting with US Secretary for Near East
Affairs, David Welch. Another idea that was raised was that
the Aspen Institute would buy the greenhouses and transfer
them to the Palestinians.
Welch made his second visit to Israel in a week. Last week,
he was here with Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott
Abrams to push the Palestinians to coordinate the
disengagement plan with Israel.
Peres is scheduled to meet Saturday night with James
Wolfensohn on the outgoing World Bank President's first visit
here since being named the Quartet's special envoy charged
with assisting Israeli-Palestinian disengagement coordination
and Palestinian economic rehabilitation earlier this
month.
Peres updated Welch regarding contacts with European
leaders about aid to the Palestinians. . . both he and Welch
discussed the slow implementation of these financial
commitments. The two also discussed the lack of a
forthcoming financial contribution from the Arab world.