(Jerusalem Post) David Horovitz and Herb Keinon - Prime Minister Sharon said in a pre-Passover holiday interview: "I don't see, looking at the long-term picture, any possibility of a community of a few thousand Jews, for all its achievements and its special heroism, remaining in Gaza." In the West Bank, by contrast, "I am doing everything I can to save as much as I can." The settlers were "the pioneers" of the past generation, and thanks to their commitment, Israelis were today able to live in other areas of immense historical resonance for the Jewish people. He spoke specifically of the Jewish residents of Hebron, asserting that "Jews would always live" in that city. The prime minister insisted that for the road map process to begin, the PA would have to dismantle terrorist organizations, stop incitement, and begin educating its people about peace. Unfortunately, none of that was happening at present and so the road map era had not yet arrived. The U.S. administration fully shared this assessment, he added. Sharon said the U.S. recognized that "the demands of reality require that the major settlement blocs remain under Israeli control." Israel's position was that "contiguity will be preserved" between these blocs and Israel, such as between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim.
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