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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (6805)	4/21/2004 5:20:18 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 15987

You said that the settlements were growing in size. I don't think this is true, and you have not shown any evidence to the contrary. Did you bother to research your answer before you bothered to respond? Since Sharon came to office, he has tried to create 34 new settlements: In the past few months, Israeli settlement agencies and settler organizations have set up the nuclei of three dozen new settlements, according to two Israeli groups that monitor construction and oppose the program. A Western diplomat estimated the number at 40. The rolling West Bank landscape is dotted with more water towers, more electrical generators and more mobile homes inhabited by small clusters of armed Jewish settlers under Israeli army guard, the groups reported. washingtonpost.com So they were...but the other side chose war over negotiations. And Sharon has chosen to unilaterally annex indefensible blocs of land that will require 1/2 of the IDF to defend (which is approx the current requirement).. Hawk