sharonbn
08-30-2004, 12:18 AM
Israel proposes leaving Gaza settlement for Palestinians
Israel is suggesting leaving a Gaza settlement intact after its planned pullout next year to be used as a hospital, as well as selling an industrial zone at a crossing point to international bodies, Israeli officials told The Associated Press.
Israel and the World Bank concluded a round of discussions about the planned pullout on Sunday, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Israel said it planned to destroy the houses in all the settlements except one. The bulldozed homes would be replaced by high-rise apartment buildings for Palestinians now living in refugee camps, while the buildings in the remaining settlement, which was not named, would be used as a hospital.
According to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan, Israel is to evacuate all 21 settlements and the Israeli military from Gaza by late next year. Sharon refuses to coordinate the pullout with the Palestinians and is hoping that international bodies like the World Bank would help in the transition.
The World Bank representatives did not express their opinions about the
Israeli ideas. In the past, world financial institutions have been hesitant to commit to buying Israeli assets in Gaza as part of the pullout plan.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/470793.html
Israel is suggesting leaving a Gaza settlement intact after its planned pullout next year to be used as a hospital, as well as selling an industrial zone at a crossing point to international bodies, Israeli officials told The Associated Press.
Israel and the World Bank concluded a round of discussions about the planned pullout on Sunday, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Israel said it planned to destroy the houses in all the settlements except one. The bulldozed homes would be replaced by high-rise apartment buildings for Palestinians now living in refugee camps, while the buildings in the remaining settlement, which was not named, would be used as a hospital.
According to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan, Israel is to evacuate all 21 settlements and the Israeli military from Gaza by late next year. Sharon refuses to coordinate the pullout with the Palestinians and is hoping that international bodies like the World Bank would help in the transition.
The World Bank representatives did not express their opinions about the
Israeli ideas. In the past, world financial institutions have been hesitant to commit to buying Israeli assets in Gaza as part of the pullout plan.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/470793.html