Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wants Israel to take control of lands linking Hebron to the nearby settlement of Kiryat Arba. Sharon said Sunday that Israel would bolster the Jewish settlements in the Hebron area by linking up several small settler enclaves in the city and the neighboring Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, according to Israeli media reports.
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