Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan aims to circumvent stalled peace talks with the Palestinians, a key aide to the Israeli prime minister said. “The significance of the disengagement plan is the freezing of the peace process,” Dov Weisglass told Ha’aretz on Wednesday, referring to unilateral Israeli withdrawals from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank slated for next year.
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