Builders work on the Jewish settlement outpost Maale Haroe near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 28, 2003, despite the government ban on such construction. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who arrived in the United States late on Sunday, will be armed with a goodwill gesture to free 540 Palestinian prisoners when he seeks to ease U.S. concern over a planned West Bank security fence. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Construction workers build an addition to the outpost of Haroe at the Jewish settlement of Eli between the West Bank towns of Ramallah and Nablus Monday, July 28, 2003. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is in the United States to discuss the road map for peace which calls for, among other stipulations, a complete freeze on construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza and a dismantling of all the outposts erected throughout the West Bank since 2001. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)