In this Boston Globe column on 19 August 2005, H.D.S. Greenway attempts to create a direct parallel between the French in Algeria and the Israelis in Gaza:
The Gaza situation, however, most brings to mind the French disengagement in Algeria. The French used force to beat down Algerian independence with the vigor Israel employed against Palestinians, and then, when they decided to leave, had to face the wrath of European settlers.
The brutal tactics which the French employed against the native Algerians were never employed by Israel against the Palestinians. In fact, Israel has time and time again attempted to give Palestinians the ability to control their own destiny – during the Oslo peace process and now again in Gaza.
