Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak approved building 2,600 new apartments in West Bank settlements, his office said Monday. At the same time, Education Minister Yossi Sarid said the premier plans to dismantle seven of 42 settlement outposts set up on West Bank hilltops during the past year.
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