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Source: BBC World Service-PRI-WGBH Boston "The World"

Roundup

8-12-05

Gaza pullout deadline approaches (6min)

On Monday, the Israeli government's pullout from Gaza will officially begin. Some Jewish settlers are getting ready to leave their homes. Others are getting ready to resist Israeli forces. Host Tony Kahn talks to The World's Aaron Schachter, who's in Neve Dekalim, the biggest Jewish settlement in Gaza.

Read entire article at BBC World Service-PRI-WGBH Boston "The World"