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AnsestralRecall posted...

And continue to hold their water and electricity hostage. They have military presence located on most Gazan land borders.

They only "left" because the point was to imprison them.

Demographic concerns, the maintenance of a Jewish majority in Israeli-controlled areas, played a significant role in the development of the policy.[18][19][20]
The rationale for the disengagement has been partly attributed to Arnon Soffers campaign regarding "the danger the Palestinian womb posed to Israeli democracy."[21] Sharon mentioned the demographic rationale in a public address on August 15, 2005, the day of the disengagement, as follows: "It is no secret that, like many others, I had believed and hoped we could forever hold onto Netzarim and Kfar Darom. But the changing reality in the country, in the region, and the world, required of me a reassessment and change of positions. We cannot hold on to Gaza forever. More than a million Palestinians live there and double their number with each generation."[22][23] At the same time, Shimon Peres, then Vice Prime Minister, stated in an interview that: We are disengaging from Gaza because of demography.[23]

Israel left because they knew they couldn't hold it. They also didn't like the alternative of making Gaza citizens of Israel. I believe South Africa was referenced where the originally oppressed population was able to gain head of government, ie Mandela. The blockade is a big human rights violation where Gaza was left stateless and under Israel's thumb.