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Source: http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/31478.htm
Powell: U.S. Supports "Elimination of Settlements"
(CBC/State Department) Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday: "When people take a hard look at what the President and the Prime Minister said, some things should leap out at them. One, for the first time, settlements are being evacuated and being turned over to others for use. Ultimately, these settlements in Gaza will benefit the Palestinian people who live in Gaza; settlements are being turned over. And four more settlements are being turned over or released, not being used anymore, in the West Bank. This is the beginning of a process....The key thing, the reason we support this so strongly, is because there will be the elimination of settlements."