(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Israel is likely to begin dismantling unauthorized settlements in the West Bank within 90 days of the evacuation of the northern Samaria settlements, a senior government official said. The official referred to "momentum" that the IDF was keen to capitalize upon. One official said Sharon wanted to ensure that Bush would stand by the assurances he gave Israel in his letter: namely that, in any final status agreement, Israel would retain the major settlement blocs and that there could be no return of Palestinian refugees to pre-1967 Israel.
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