disengagement, n.Definitions

Disengagement (n.) can ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠be a preservative: a withdrawal that supplies just enough formaldehyde to prevent any political process.

Disengagement (n.) from ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Gaza was presented as a hope for peace and was in reality an expansion plan — leaving Gaza a vast prison while money poured into West Bank settlements.