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BYE BYE GAZA - Barry Chamish

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To which he gave numbers and figures in the Likud Central<br />

Committee who could be swayed by the vigil.<br />

The authorities could not have devised a plan better suited to<br />

their purposes. Many in the audience of about 100 protested<br />

against the flimsy plan and Wallerstein told them to shut up<br />

because they were weakening unity. He then ended the<br />

meeting quickly.<br />

I said to my companions, "You're finished. He's misguiding<br />

you on purpose. He's working against you."<br />

Then we understood why the petition is only in English.<br />

Anyone who signs the petition will find his name entered in<br />

the passport control computers. As the day of<br />

disengagement nears, anyone who signed that petition will<br />

be returned home as a radical troublemaker. Already, over<br />

1600 committed Jews and lovers of Israel have been<br />

identified. They are now lost to the cause.<br />

DO NOT SIGN THE PETITION. IT'S A TRAP!<br />

Come to Israel and join the fight. Just don't announce it or<br />

you'll never see the outside of the airport.<br />

VERY UNCIVIL DISOBEDIANCE<br />

It is the evening of Jan. 5. Pinchas Wallerstein's program for<br />

civil disobedience to fight the dismemberment of Israel is in<br />

its fourth day. While no one cares, his protesters are freezing<br />

in rain-soaked tents opposite the Knesset.<br />

Great plan, Pinchas.<br />

Just two weeks before, Wallerstein issued a proclamation.<br />

Those who signed it agreed to go to jail for taking uncivil<br />

action against the Gaza withdrawal. Why should the<br />

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