Israel to Disarm West Bank Settlers JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview aired Monday that there is so much tension in Israel over his Gaza pullout plan that the atmosphere "looks like the eve of the civil war."
Israeli military officials said Monday that Jewish settlers in four West Bank settlements will be disarmed about two weeks before they are to be removed from their homes this summer, reflecting growing concern that settler resistance to a West Bank pullback will be intense.
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http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/4/11/173747.shtml*FW Note: Ah yes, our "democratic" ally in the middle-east, preapring to disarm their citizens because they are uncooperative with the government edict that they must abandon their homes and farms to their life-long and mortal enemies.
The first step to ensuring control is always to disarm the innocent. Expect "a shot (to be) heard 'round the world".