An Israeli lawmaker joined settlers in a sit-down strike outside government offices in Jerusalem. Uri Ariel of the right-wing National Union bloc relocated his office Tuesday to a protest tent set up outside the Knesset by settlers opposed to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
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