The Gaza Disengagement: Sharon's strategic mistake and its cost – opinion
Ariel Sharon’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza created an opportunity for Hamas to rise, leading to devastating consequences for both Israelis and Palestinians.
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Ariel Sharon addresses the cabinet at a meeting in 2004, ahead of a vote on approving a Gaza pullout. Let’s not forget a key cause of our ongoing disaster – Sharon’s 2005 ‘disengagement’ from Gaza, the writer charges. (photo credit: MENAHEM KAHANA/POOL VIA REUTERS)ByDAVID M. WEINBERG