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Article: In Gaza, hunger for a fresh vision
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- International Herald Tribune
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- July 17, 2004
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James Bennet
International Herald Tribune
07-17-2004
Second of two parts* Some of the women wore smart suits. Many modestly covered their hair. Only one wore the most conservative Islamic dress, cloaking herself head to toe in black. Members of the Women's Affairs Technical Committee of Palestine, they had gathered in a hotel conference room in Gaza City in June for a symposium titled, ''After the Withdrawal from Gaza.'' They were not happy with what they were hearing.Like Palestinians generally, these women wanted to hear precisely what the Palestinian leadership planned to do. They knew that the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, said he would withdraw Israeli settlers and soldiers ...
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