No one in them , The Synagogues had been "de-consecrated" or the equivalent Jewish ceremony I believe. So as such, just buildings now. Sharon famously remarked , when various hardliners were trying to wind him up over Saddam "If a missile falls in the Negev , who gives a sh*t , but if one drops on Tel Aviv , stand by" or words to that effect.
As JW says , Sharon knows what he can hold, and what he can't. With reduced American handouts , he's having to adjust his suit to the cloth available. There are more decisions coming the right-wing Jewish element won't like , especially the "More Jewish than the Jews" element , with their South African and New York accents. Change is coming.
The fact remains, that the rest of the Middle East knows Israel punches far above it's weight, and of course, there's those Nukes that they haven't got. Let the Palestinians have the bits they need to live and restart their economy.
Only one question more important than land. Who controls the water?
