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Titolo: Sharon: Israel could give up more W.Bank settlements (Reuters)

Cosa sarebbe questa 'World Court' di cui all'ultimo paragrafo, l'Aia?
Am.
Sharon: Israel could give up more W.Bank settlements
Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:20 AM ET
 By Matt Spetalnick
 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon raised the prospect 
on Friday that Israel could eventually uproot more settlements on 
occupied land after it evacuates its enclaves in Gaza and a pocket of 
the West Bank in coming weeks.
 Sharon, in an interview with the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, 
reiterated that his "disengagement plan" was meant to strengthen 
Israel's hold on West Bank settlement blocs, which it intends to keep 
under any future peace deal with Palestinians.
 However, asked about the fate of some of the more isolated West Bank 
settlements, Sharon said: "Not everything will remain. That issue will 
be raised during the final stage of negotiations with the Palestinians."
 With five days to go before the start of Israel's eviction of Gaza 
settlers, Sharon's comments hinted at a softening of his stance against 
further withdrawals.
 In the face of fierce rightist opposition to his pullout plan, Sharon 
has recently insisted he has no intention of giving up any more 
settlements beyond the 21 in Gaza and four of 120 in the West Bank 
scheduled for evacuation.
 But a Sharon confidant said: "He has never ruled out that Israel would 
eventually have to give up some things -- but in the distant future 
when there is full peace and security."
 The United States sees the Gaza withdrawal as a possible springboard 
for renewed peace negotiations.
 Sharon has made it clear, however, that he foresees no final status 
talks soon, saying militant groups must first be dismantled. 
Palestinians fear the pullout is a ruse to keep much of the West Bank 
and deny them a viable state.
 Some political analysts say Sharon is setting a precedent by giving up 
settlements on land Palestinians want for a state, and that it could 
bring international pressure for more pullbacks.
 "NO REGRETS"
 Sharon, once the settlers' champion and now reviled by them as a 
traitor, also said he had "no regrets" about his pullout plan despite 
deep divisions in the Jewish state.
 A day earlier, 150,000 rightists held a mass rally in Tel Aviv, the 
largest demonstration by Israelis seeking to block the withdrawal due 
to begin on Wednesday.
 Months of protests, road blockades and acts of sabotage have failed to 
keep Sharon from overcoming political and legal hurdles en route to 
implementing what he has billed as "disengagement" from conflict with 
Palestinians.
 "Even if I had known ahead of time the extent of resistance, I would 
have done it anyway," Sharon said.
 Polls show most Israelis favor quitting Gaza, where 8,500 Jews live 
isolated from 1.4 million Palestinians. However, opponents say a 
withdrawal rewards a Palestinian uprising and betrays Jewish claims of 
a biblical birthright to the land.
 The YESHA settlers council said tens of thousands of its supporters 
would break into small groups and try to infiltrate Gaza's main 
settlement bloc to obstruct security forces.
 Settler groups promise peaceful resistance but officials fear a hard 
core of ultranationalists could turn violent. They are also concerned 
some soldiers could refuse orders.
 Israeli police planned to go on high alert from Sunday, beefing up 
roadblocks outside Gaza to head off protesters.
 As Palestinians gathered on Gaza's beaches for a flag-waving 
celebration of Israel's impending pullout, Palestinian security forces 
prepared to deploy near settlements on Sunday in a protective cordon 
against possible militant attacks.
 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is facing a challenge from Hamas, 
an Islamic group sworn to Israel's destruction. It vowed on Friday not 
to disarm so it could carry on its fight against the Jewish state.
 Israel has vowed to hit back if militants break a six-month-old 
ceasefire during or after the evacuation.
 The World Court says Israel's settlements on land captured in the 1967 
Middle East war are illegal. Israel disputes this.

Cosa sarebbe questa 'World Court' di cui all'ultimo paragrafo, l'Aia?
Si.
-Stefano

 Si.
si che?
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 si che?
"Si" che sei tanto idiota da non saper leggere una semplice domanda.
-Stefano

 > si che?
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