Israeli settlers who take up arms to resist evacuation under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s withdrawal plan could face five years in prison. A draft criminal code made public by the Justice Ministry on Sunday would also make re-entry by settlers into evacuated areas of the Gaza Strip and West Bank punishable by three years in jail.
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