Israel asked the United States for assistance in developing the Negev and Galilee. Shimon Peres, Israel’s deputy prime minister, presented the request Thursday to Vice President Dick Cheney. Israel plans to resettle thousands of settlers scheduled to be evacuated from the Gaza Strip this summer in those regions.
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