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Sharon: U.S.-Israel Understanding on Discussion of Settlements
(Ha'aretz) - Gideon Alon There is an understanding with the heads of the American administration that the subject of the settlements and outposts will not be discussed in the framework of the road map, but rather separately between Jerusalem and Washington, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Tuesday. Dov Weisglass, Sharon's bureau chief who was called in to report on his Washington talks, said the road map "is not a contract nor a commitment. It is a diplomatic declaration with diplomatic commitments, and consists of a series of future contracts...which will be binding only after they are signed." There has been a substantial increase in the number of terror attempts over the past month, with 12-15 attempts daily, Brigadier General Yossi Yafe, head of operations at the General Staff, told the committee.