ABBAS CREDITS "MARTYRS" FOR ISRAEL'S GAZA PULLOUT

THIS IS ISRAEL'S "PEACE PARTNER."

Abbas hails Gaza pullout as ‘fruit of sacrifice’
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AFP) - Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas hailed Israel’s historic Gaza withdrawal as the result of Palestinian sacrifice, as Israeli forces moved out some of the last remaining Jewish settlers.

With the vast majority of the 21 Jewish settlements in Gaza evacuated, Abbas told a crowd of jubilant supporters that the ending of 38 years of Israeli occupation in the tiny territory was “the fruit of Palestinian sacrifice”.

“We want on this occasion to pay homage to our martyrs, to our prisoners, to our wounded and all those among our people who have made sacrifices,” he said.