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/ 3 November 2004
South Africans who end up in the rainforests of Brazil will find scenes that conform to the sources of their primal concepts of rainforests, like the images from <i>The Golden Book of the Jungle</i> that have haunted my dreams of travelling in the Amazon since I could read. They will also find the ways in which the Brazilians are trying to save their forests, much in common with our current approaches to conservation.
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/ 1 November 2004
Last Tuesday’s vote, in which the Knesset approved Israel’s disengagement from the Gaza Strip, is only the start of a long process. The numerous opponents of the disengagement — principally from the right — are lying in ambush, and it is far from certain that the programme will be carried out. While the pull-out may be traumatic for those forced to leave, it could be a first step towards peace with the Palestinians.