Israel reportedly is drafting a plan for a West Bank withdrawal that officials hope might be carried out in coordination with Mahmoud Abbas. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been promoting a unilateral withdrawal, but it has been criticized abroad and by Palestinians.
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