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Israel’s government is holding its first discussion of legislation that would pay Jewish settlers to leave their homes in the West Bank even before a peace deal is signed with the Palestinians.
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A woman walks in the Jewish settlement of Givat Asaf near the Palestinian West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Israel’s government on Sunday postponed discussion of landmark legislation that would pay Jewish settlers to leave their homes...
