Security around Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is being increased due to fears of an assassination attempt by right-wing extremists after the Israeli-Palestinian summit in Jordan. “We are concerned that a fringe group of extremist settlers will make good on declarations to fight evacuation with weapons,” an Israeli security source told Reuters, referring to Sharon’s commitment to evacuate illegal settlement outposts.
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