Israel votes to refund settlers
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The Israeli cabinet approves a bill to compensate settlers leaving Gaza under Ariel Sharon's withdrawal plan.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has suffered a major setback to his proposed withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip, after his Likud Party voted against forming a new coalition government to push the plan forward.
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JERUSALEM - Senior Israeli Cabinet ministers Tuesday approved the payment of cash advances of up to about $100,000 to Jewish settlers who will be removed from their homes under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to leave the Gaza Strip - the government's first concrete step toward withdrawal.    The 9-1 vote in the Security Cabinet gave a boost to Sharon, who faces growing opposition...
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Israel on Sunday approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture toward Egypt and the new Palestinian leadership.
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Israel's parliament on Wednesday approved a nearly $1 billion financial package to pay for withdrawing Israeli troops and Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank, delivering a major victory to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his plan to vacate settlements for the first time in 23 years.
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JERUSALEM : The Israeli cabinet approved a bill to compensate settlers who are to be uprooted from their homes under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza pullout plan, public radio reported.
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ARIEL Sharon won a striking victory yesterday when the Knesset approved his plan to evacuate Israeli settlements from the Gaza Strip by a 67-45 vote, a wider margin than supporters had hoped for.
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Israel on Thursday approved a troop  pullback from West Bank cities and the release of 900  Palestinian prisoners, measures crucial to the success of a  summit with the Palestinians in Egypt next week.
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The Knesset passes a bill to compensate Jewish settlers, one of the last steps before the implementation of the pullout.
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Approval was expected and would mark the first time the Knesset agreed to the uprooting of Jewish settlements in lands claimed by the Palestinians for a state.
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The Israeli people, by a two-thirds majority, support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to close Israeli settlements in Gaza and the northeast corner of the West Bank.
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JERUSALEM An Israeli official says residents of a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip have agreed to move to a community inside Israel.
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AFTER two days of fierce debate, Israelâs parliament last night voted for prime minister Ariel Sharonâs Gaza withdrawal plan, a pivotal step towards the first evacuation of settlers from occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.
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The Israeli Cabinet today approved a Bill to compensate settlers who are to be uprooted from their homes under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza pullout plan, public radio reported.
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As Israel's Knesset prepares to vote on withdrawal plans, young settlers are split over leaving their homes.
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THE White House has given its backing to the Israeli parliamentâs approval to withdraw Jewish settlers from Gaza. The United States government said the controversial move was a step forward in peacemaking with the Palestinians.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Julie McCarthy reporters about Tuesday&#39;s vote by the Israeli legislature that could lead to the pullout of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.