Israel would consider putting some Arab citizens under Palestinian jurisdiction in any peace accord. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s office on Tuesday suggested that a future Palestinian state would include some areas of the Galilee, where some 250,000 Israeli Arabs live. In return, Israel effectively would annex some Jewish settlement blocs in the West Bank.
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