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21/05/2009
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1087132.html
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have
agreed on
a plan to evacuate illegal outposts in the West Bank, mainly those located
on
Palestinian land, within weeks, Defense Ministry sources told Haaretz
Wednesday.
The sources said Barak intends to dismantle a number of outposts out of 26
illegal ones. "It is up to him entirely, and on the time and circumstances
he
sees fit. Netanyahu won't make difficulties. They're in sync," a source
said.
Ministers, including those from Likud, said Wednesday that Netanyahu
probably
promised United States President Barack Obama in their meeting that Israel
would
dismantle outposts soon.
Barak told the Yesha settlers council Wednesday that Israel will dismantle
the
illegal outposts by force if dialogue proves fruitless. Barak is trying to
reach
an agreement with the settlers on dismantling the outposts.
"We will dismantle the illegal outposts," Barak said. "If it won't be
through
understanding, it will be done quickly and by force."
Evacuating illegal outposts in the West Bank is expected to be the Netanyahu
government's first gesture toward Obama and the Palestinian Authority.
This is part of the "price" Netanyahu paid Obama in exchange for the
latter's
statements about Iran's nuclearization, the sources said.
Sources close to Barak said Wednesday that the first outposts are expected
to be
evacuated within a few weeks - either with the settlers' agreement or by
force.
Before going to Washington, Netanyahu and chief of policy planning Ron
Dermer
drafted the new government's policy principals. The document, which
Netanyahu
issued for distribution only after meeting Obama, says Israel is ready to
evacuate the illegal outposts. As for stopping construction in the
settlements
the document was more cagey, saying the settlements were not an obstacle to
peace and that the evacuation of settlements in Gaza only led to the
establishment of a Hamas terror base in the Gaza Strip.
During the meeting, held at the minister's bureau in Tel Aviv, Barak went on
to
say, "We can't compromise on law enforcement. A sovereign country that seeks
life must enforce its laws and implement the state's authority over its
citizens."
He said the new Israeli government would take action against the outposts,
not
because it was told to do so by the United States, but because Israel "is a
state of law."
Barak added that the illegal outposts cause extensive damage to Israel in
the
international arena, and even weaken the settler movement. Therefore, he
said,
the problem of the unauthorized outposts should be addressed first and
foremost.
The meeting, called by the Yesha Council, included several settler demands.
The
council asked that the construction in the West Bank settlements be
unfrozen,
that Jewish communities in the West Bank be afforded conditions for a normal
lifestyle and that certain security concerns be addressed.
Thursday, 21 May 2009
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Netayahu to dismantle outposts as gesture to Obama
By Yossi Verter and Barak Ravid,Haaretz Correspondents Last update - 09:30
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