Gaza Pullout Protests Intensify
ewish settlers cursed, prayed and wept as they brawled with Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, while a widening campaign of protests snarled traffic across Israel and led to more than 150 arrests. Seven weeks before Israel is to begin uprooting 21 Jewish settlements in Gaza and four smaller ones in the northern West Bank, the efforts of opponents to block the withdrawal are taking on an increasingly violent edge. Full Story