Shaul Goldstein, head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council, spoke to Arutz Sheva today after the geder hafrada was rerouted-but still includes the Gush:

"On such a hard day for Zionism like today, there are no winners, only losers. I
think that this disengagement - the uprooting - is a black day for Zionism, the likes of which we never had. And this partition fence, as well, is a black mark, because it symbolizes the division between faith and determination, on the one hand, and helplessness and closing-off, on the other. In terms of both these areas, I believe that we are in a very difficult situation."