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August 1, 2002       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=193227&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0

Sharon Approves "Gaza First" Plan to Ease Tensions

(Ha'aretz) - Prime Minister Sharon has approved the "Gaza first" plan proposed by Defense Minister Ben-Eliezer to promote quiet in the territories. Israel proposes to implement the plan first in the Gaza Strip, where PA security mechanisms have not been disrupted, along with selected cities in the West Bank (Jericho, Hebron, and Bethlehem). Palestinian security men are to take responsibility for security affairs in those areas, including arrests of terrorists and the confiscation of weapons. In exchange for Palestinian action, Israel will reduce troop deployments and dismantle roadblocks.

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