Posted on 06/09/2003 1:05:00 PM PDT by yonif
Tourism Minister Benny Elon of the National Union said Monday night that the dismantling of outposts was a "surrender to American pressure" which is pressing Israel to implement the 'road map' peace plan.
Elon added that outpost removal was not in Israel's national strategic interests. The decision to remove outposts, said Elon, "scorned" Israel's decision not to take any diplomatic steps until the terrorism ended.
The Minister said he was planning to travel to settlement outposts scheduled to be removed Monday night in the West Bank.
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