It really is as simple as this.

Israel seems set to leave Gaza. You can call it what you want, as far as I am concerned it is a retreat, if indeed not a flight. Read this if you want to have it spelled out.

Quote: 'What has really defeated Israel in Gaza and northern Samaria - the two areas from which the initial retreat is set to occur - is the nation's fear of international criticism. While Israel is capable of bombing into oblivion the Gaza terrorist infrastructure, it is scared stiff of the worldwide reaction to doing so.'

Israel can always "invade" Gaza again if need be. But it really should be the other way around. Instead of ethnically cleansing an ever greater part of the Middle-East of Jews, claim Gaza and Judea/Samaria as a part of Israel for all eternity. The Arabs can go live in Jordan, Syria and Egypt. I cannot believe world opinion would actually make a difference. The "world" has its mind set on the slow but certain deconstruction of Israel anyway. Israel can't make less friends than it already has.