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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050815/wl_mideast_afp/mideastpulloutisraelsettlements_050815161150;_ylt=Avl8IyCF01iczXzhciiDEUyaOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW

Israel Vows to Keep Six West Bank Settlement Blocs

(AFP/Yahoo) Israel served notice of its intention to retain control of six of the largest West Bank settlements in any Middle East peace deal. "The settlement blocs in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and the Jordan valley will remain under Israeli control," Defense Minister Mofaz told army radio on Monday. He singled out the communities of Maale Adumim and Gush Etzion which are both close to Jerusalem, three areas in the northern West Bank, and Efrat near Bethlehem.

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