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| Sunday, May 25, 2003 |
Settlements not for sale. Some Jews buying anyways: It's actually not what you think. As opposed to purchasing new homes in the West Bank or Gaza, the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace is actually offering money for settlers to get out. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency posted a report on the group's efforts, and that prompted the mayor of the Karnei Shomron settlement to fire off a press release rebuking their efforts. His message: "Settlements are not for sale." Says the mayor: The plan "envisioned by the JAJP, promises nothing but internal upheaval and chaos, and must neither be entertained nor set into motion. Nor is there much truth to the premise that the vast majority of YESHA’s residents are here solely for economic advantages."
No word yet on whether settlements not for sale could technically constitute a settlement freeze, but it wouldn't be the first time creative language would be used in Middle East peacemaking.
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