U.S. Ambassador Says Israel Must Freeze Settlements and Dismantle Outposts

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBTJ9T0SVD.html

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon should dismantle settlement outposts and freeze building in other Jewish settlements in keeping with commitments he gave the United States, the U.S. ambassador to Israeli said Tuesday.

Daniel Kurtzer's comments were a rare public criticism of Sharon, who has enjoyed strong U.S. support in his three year campaign to crack down on Palestinian militants and isolate Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

Kurtzer told Army Radio that Sharon and one of his close advisers had promised U.S. President George W. Bush and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to remove scores of unauthorized settlement outposts that dot hilltops throughout the West Bank. Sharon also discussed freezing new building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, he said.

Palestinians view the West Bank settlements as encroachment on land they claim for a future state.

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[kysrsoze]

1. Yeah, good luck. Unfortunately Sharon will not do it.

[daleo]

2. The headline says "must"

The body of the article says "should" or "we expect them to". Nothing new here, I think.

[struggle4progress]

3. kick

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