Sharon comments on West Bank settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said Israel would not keep all Jewish settlements in the West Bank under a final peace…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said Israel would not keep all Jewish settlements in the West Bank under a final peace deal with Palestinians.

"Not all the settlements in Judea and Samaria today will remain," Sharon said, using biblical names for the West Bank.

But he added that a decision would only be part of a permanent accord envisaged by a US-backed "road map" peace plan.

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