The applications for compensation are a sign that many settlers have come to realize that they will not succeed in preventing the Gaza withdrawal, but radical opponents have declared they will resist it.
Israeli police have arrested nine Israelis for smuggling protesters against the pullout into the Gaza Strip, which has been declared a closed military zone and off-limits to non-resident Israelis. The pullout is scheduled to start on Aug. 15 or within 48 hours of that date.
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