Sharon approves separation wall re-routing
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/9/2004

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday decided that Ariel, Ma'aleh Adumin and the Gush Etzion settlement bloc would be included inside the West Bank separation fence, while the route of the other segments would be built close to the Green Line.

The Israeli Military was instructed to find a route that would include the three settlement blocs while taking into consideration the Palestinian population.

Sharon also said that the government will be asked to approve the revised route of the fence, once the military has finished its work on the recommendations of the High Court on the issue.

The Prime Minister spoke during a meeting called in order to present Sharon and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz with a totally revised route for the stretch between Elkana and the Judean Desert.

Also present at the meeting were Chief of Stuff Moshe Ya'alon, Attorney General Menachem Mazuz, Shin Bet Security Services director Avi Dichter and other senior defense and judicial officials.

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