Ariel Sharon vowed Israel would crack down on illegal West Bank settlement outposts. “I hope that we have found a way that will assist us in overcoming the legal and other obstacles and that we will be able to evacuate” outposts as soon as possible, the Israeli prime minister was quoted as telling visiting Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) on Monday.
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