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West Bank plan for Gaza settlers

Israel is considering plans to move Gaza Strip settlers to the West Bank, a government spokesman has said. It is one of the options under discussion as part of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s unilateral disengagement from Palestinian territories, he said. On Monday Mr Sharon announced a plan to uproot 17 of the 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. A few hundred Gaza settlers protested outside Mr Sharon’s desert ranch near Gaza’s border on Friday. Israeli polls indicate the plan has boosted Mr Sharon – but on Thursday he was questioned by police investigating a bribery case. Full Story