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Losing Faith

When Israel pulls out of Gush Katif, will religious Zionists pull out of Israel?

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/world/article/losing_faith_20050812/

The disengagement plan from Gaza and the northern Shomron communities has not yet begun, and yet, Israelis witness daily TV scenes of right-wing teenagers, mothers with children and yeshiva boys donning orange hats and T-shirts and struggling with young soldiers and policemen as they show common cause with the settlers in Gush Katif -- and attempt to break through to stand side-by-side with them.

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