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Monday, September 20, 2004

Israeli Supreme Court to hear disengagement challenge
Matt at 1:50 PM ET

The Israeli Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a petition from the National Religious Party (NRP) which challenges the legality of the government's proposal to forcibly evacuate 8,500 Jews from their homes. The communities in question are located along Israel's southern Mediterranean coast, and four small towns 30 miles northeast of Tel Aviv.

The NRP plans to argue that the Knesset never authorized compensation to those who will be displaced. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won cabinet approval last Tuesday for the plan which would evacuate Jewish residents from the endangered communities and turn the lands over to Yassir Arafat. Read the full story from Arutz Sheva here. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz provides background information on the disengagement plan.



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