A Likud Party lawmaker said he favors allowing the Palestinian Authority to set up a local government in Arab areas just outside Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries. The statement by Knesset member Michael Eitan was rejected by party leader Ariel Sharon, who said the areas surrounding Jerusalem must be under sole Israeli control.
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