Some Israeli Cabinet members criticized the army’s demolition of dozens of Palestinian refugee homes in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reprimanded the Labor Party ministers, including Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, who criticized the demolitions, saying at Sunday’s Cabinet meeting the critics were merely serving the interests of Palestinian propaganda.
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