The roadmap to peace is dead
Was it ever going to work?
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Israel can expand settlements, Sharon says
JERUSALEM (AP) ? Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his cabinet today that Israel should continue building settlements ? but quietly ? despite his acceptance of a U.S.-backed peace plan that requires a construction freeze.
Sharon also said some West Bank outposts that Israel is supposed to dismantle under the "road map" plan are vital to security, according to a senior cabinet official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The comments came as international mediators, meeting at an economic conference in Jordan, tried to find ways to salvage the peace plan. Hamas attacks on Israelis and Israeli strikes against the militants have persisted ? even as Palestinian officials were trying to persuade Hamas and other militant groups to halt violence.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...l=968705899037
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Israel can expand settlements, Sharon says
JERUSALEM (AP) ? Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his cabinet today that Israel should continue building settlements ? but quietly ? despite his acceptance of a U.S.-backed peace plan that requires a construction freeze.
Sharon also said some West Bank outposts that Israel is supposed to dismantle under the "road map" plan are vital to security, according to a senior cabinet official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The comments came as international mediators, meeting at an economic conference in Jordan, tried to find ways to salvage the peace plan. Hamas attacks on Israelis and Israeli strikes against the militants have persisted ? even as Palestinian officials were trying to persuade Hamas and other militant groups to halt violence.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...l=968705899037
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