Israel does not plan to expand a settlement near Jerusalem in order to join it to the capital. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met Thursday with Elliott Abrams, President Bush’s top Middle East adviser, and denied reports that proposed housing units in Ma’aleh Adumim were part of a plan to link the West Bank bedroom community with Jerusalem.
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