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Israeli lawmakers discuss settler buyout plan

Israel's Cabinet on Sunday debated a proposal to offer compensation to Jewish settlers who would leave parts of the occupied West Bank.

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  • Published: 17:01 September 14, 2008
  • Gulf News

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel's Cabinet on Sunday debated a proposal to offer compensation to Jewish settlers who would leave parts of the occupied West Bank.

The vacated land would be handed over to Palestinians in a future peace deal.

A spokesman quoted Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as describing it as an attempt to prepare "the Israeli consciousness" for territorial compromise.

The "evacuation-compensation" plan, which Olmert supports, would offer payment to settlers who agree to leave settlements in the occupied West Bank.

In the proposal, each family would get $308,000 as compensation.

At least 500,000 Israelis live in the occupied West Bank.

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