Israel pulls last troops from West Bank as Abbas strains

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Posted 9/20/2005 1:48 PM

Israel pulls last troops from West Bank as Abbas strains
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel pulled the last of its troops out of two isolated West Bank settlements Tuesday, completing the final phase of the withdrawal it began in Gaza last month.

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Abbas travels through Gaza in a speeding 20-car convoy surrounded by dozens of guards. Since Israeli troops withdrew, he has addressed his nation only once — and that was via television.

At one point last week, as thousands were clambering into Egypt and militants were brandishing weapons throughout Gaza, Abbas stunned his countrymen by saying Gaza was under "complete control."

"I know that we have a president just from the news, but in our life we feel nothing about him," said Gaza City resident Salem Iskik. "He is living in an isolated island in Gaza, with no way to see him or talk to him and when he talks to us he uses the TV screens like he is addressing foreigners."

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1. The title of this Article is misleading

Israel still occupies all of West Bank territory with the exception of two enclaved towns