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In front of an Israeli-guarded fenced passageway, prospective Palestinian workers struggle to be among the few to enter the Israeli industrial work zone, at Erez, Gaza, on the border with Israel, early Sunday, June 6, 2004. Lately, according to observers, a fraction of those who show up actually make it through, with Israel citing security concerns for the virtual closure. On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon put his Gaza pullout plan to a vote in his cabinet. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)