Foreword
Without a doubt, Israel's Disengagement Plan is currently a hotly debated diplomatic
initiative. The process is internally controversial and clouded in polemics;
the political, social, and strategic outcomes - unknown. To all intents and
purposes, however, the Plan appears to be taking shape and going ahead, whatever
the questions.
The purpose of this educational series is to help clarify and provide perspectives
on the plan, its stated goals, and the process that is happening - including
how it is perceived by supporters and detractors alike. The series is edesigned
to facilitate the educator, student or general reader's understanding of the
plan's significance, so that he or she may develop ideas, explore the facts,
and address them in educational terms.
The series is based on a wide range of resources, but is nevertheless focused.
To open the subject and the issues, some initial programming activities may
be used even prior to addressing the background material, while others introduce
or require background reading and resources specific to the particular assignment.
For educational purposes, we have chosen to address focal issues and relate
primarily to the more substantial Disengagement from Gush Katif, the northern
and central Gaza Strip. Details are also provided for Disengagement in northern
Samaria/West Bank.
Gila Ansell Brauner, Robert Klein, Esti Moskovitz