Amidror: Gaza will be shelter for Al-Qaida
By Itim Haaretz 17 December 2004
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/515630.html

[IMRA: Amidror also complained that the Herzliya Conference gave hours to
disegagement plan supporters to praise the plan during the Conference and
only a few minutes to critics of the plan to present their view.]

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror yesterday lambasted the disengagement
plan, saying it would turn Gaza into a "shelter for Al-Qaida."

Amidror made his comments in a speech at the Herzliya Conference.

A fierce argument erupted between Amidror and Sharon's senior adviser, Dov
Weisglass, during his address.

"The disengagement plan will turn Gaza into the only shelter state in the
world for the Al-Qaida organization," Amidror said.

Weisglass, one of the architects of the disengagement plan, retorted, "I
cannot and do not intend to compete with him in the ability to terrify and
make threats."

Amidror responded, "I would like to believe that it is Mr. Weisglass' lack
of experience and nothing else. If it is not inexperience, it is extremely
grave that he is repeating his old mistakes. Keep counting the minutes.
You're used to it. You're a lawyer. You speak for money, I speak for free."

Weisglass replied: "We must try, try, try until the end of days." He
emphasized that the disengagement plan is not a final plan, "but a careful
step to test what is going on and see how reality is being molded, and if
things don't develop as expected - we'll stop."