An Arab billionaire reportedly offered to buy Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip. Mohamed Ali Al-Abbar, chairman of the Dubai-based real-estate conglomerate Emaar, offered Israel $56 million for the Gush Katif settlement bloc, which is to be evacuated this summer, Channel Two television said Thursday.
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