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06/10/2005:

"Israel accused of Gaza trickery"

The Palestinian leadership yesterday accused Israel of setting it up to fail by withholding information crucial to a successful transfer of control of the Gaza Strip when Jewish settlers are withdrawn this summer.
Mohammed Dahlan, the chief Palestinian negotiator on the pullout, said the Israeli government was "employing tricks" over the handover.

"I believe the Israelis want to delay all the decisions to the eleventh hour and for disengagement not to be successful and later blame the Palestinians for the failure," he said.

"The Israelis are trying to make sure the occupation remains in the Gaza Strip with our cooperation and agreement. This is a means to repackage the occupation but the occupation will remain."
Full: guardian.co.uk

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