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<p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGauALUiHGM1_Q-eXF07frj0a5KEA&amp;url=http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id%3D194266"><b>IDF second-in-command calls <b>Gaza</b> disengagement mistake</b></a>      <br /><b>Jerusalem Post</b>      </p>
<p><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_article_control_lblArticleBody">Former IDF deputy chief of staff Dan Harel told Channel 2 in an interview on Saturday that the manner in which Israel undertook the disengagement from Gaza was a mistake.       </p>
<p>Harel justified Israel&#8217;s territorial withdrawal from the Strip during the interview saying, &quot;I&#8217;m not surprised that the Hamas&#8217;s power increased after disengagement.&quot; He continued, &quot;In the past, I called [Gaza] Hamastan, today I say it is the epitome of Iran. There are 1.5 million Arabs in the Strip, and the question is&#160; do we want to be there or not &#8211; I, as a citizen, think we don&#8217;t need to be there.&quot;        </p>
<p>However, Harel acknowledged that the manner in which the Israeli government undertook the disengagement did not bring the desired results.        </p>
<p>&quot;Based on past experience, unilateral steps like [the Gaza Disengagement] are mistakes,&quot; he added.</span> <!--[ Block Spacer Start ]--></p>
<p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEVWtJCb86H53d1xNX1z1E3o-a7Q&amp;url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/140479">Harel&#8217;s &#8216;Mea Culpa&#8217;: One Sided Disengagement &#8216;a Mistake&#8217;</a>Arutz Sheva      <br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;ned=us&amp;ncl=dHLU5OsSerytOuM3WK6-g2SIxNJmM"><b>all 2 news articles »</b></a> </p>
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<p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGauALUiHGM1_Q-eXF07frj0a5KEA&amp;url=http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id%3D194266">IDF second-in-command calls Gaza disengagement mistake &#8211; Jerusalem Post</a>    <br />Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:03:04 GMT</p>
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