The unilateral aspect of the surrender of Jewish Gaza has bolstered opposition from both religious and secular circles. "We understand the logic of peace for peace, and maybe even land for peace," said student organizer Ron Shoval. "But what is the logic of land for terror? The struggle for the future of the country is not only that of the settlers. We are secular and religious students from both sides of the Green Line against the disengagement program."

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Sarah Baumol from Gush Etzion said her eighth-grade son and the rest of his class went to the Western Wall in Jerusalem to pray at the conclusion of a school trip. "A policeman stood there and demanded that my son (and several of his friends) remove any orange T-shirts or bands and tossed them in a pile," said Baumol.
She said his son asked the guard for his name but simply was told that he was acting under orders.
"My son was wearing his orange T-shirt under two other layers, a sweater and a white shirt. He was forced to undress in front of the crowds pouring in and give in this shirt," she added.

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By David Rennie in The Hague
(Filed: 14/05/2005)
The Eurocrats are stunned. The draft EU constitution is already facing a severe test in France with opinion polls showing only a narrow majority in favour after weeks of the No vote leading.
But if the document scrapes through France's May 29 referendum, it could be defeated, if not derailed completely, three days later in Holland.

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By Jerusalem Newswire Editorial Staff
May 12th, 2005
JERUSALEM - Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is not enough if the Jewish state wants peace with the Arab world, according to a joint declaration following this week's Arab-South American summit in Brasilia, Brazil.
PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas, one of only seven major Arab leaders to attend the gathering, reiterated his demand that the Jews vacate every inch of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip as part of any final status agreement.

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Friday, May 13, 2005
China has dismissed U.S. sanctions and and apparently believes it can more than compensate for lost U.S. business by continuing to export missile components and technology to Iran.
U.S. officials said Beijing, despite 80 U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies, continues to allow exports critical for Iran's intermediate-range missile program. They said Chinese technology and components have bolstered Iran's new solid-fuel missile and rocket projects.

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