AFTER THE GAZA WITHDRAWAL

Homes of Gaza Evacuees Would be Razed After Pullout - Arik Bender
Head of the National Security Council Giora Eiland told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Monday that all the homes belonging to Gaza settlers would be razed after the pullout. According to Eiland, there would be no Jews in Gaza by the end of September 2005. Eiland also discussed the Philadelphia route, which divides southern Gaza from Egypt. "A possibility that a multi-national force would assume responsibility of the route after the disengagement is being examined," he said, noting that the government's current position is that Israel would maintain control of the route. (Maariv International)

See also Israel to Leave Infrastructure for Palestinians - Dan Gerstenfeld
Itamar Yaar, deputy head of the National Security Council, told a conference on Palestinian-Israeli economic relations at Tel Aviv University on Tuesday that Israel plans to transfer infrastructure and business facilities in Gush Katif to the Palestinians. He said Israel has been holding talks with the World Bank to improve Palestinian conditions. "We have looked for possible employment solutions for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, but not in Israel," he said. Following the disengagement, the Palestinians will receive large tracts of land in Gush Katif that can be used for development and agriculture. (Jerusalem Post)