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Settlements and Jerusalem Rank High as Election Season Opens
Israel will hold national elections on May 29, 1996, to choose both a new prime minister and a 120-member Knesset. For the first time in Israel's history, these votes will be separate, with voters selecting a nominee for prime minister as well as a party slate for the Knesset. Read more

Peres Government Discourages Relocation of Settlers
The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the redeployment of the Israeli Defense Forces reinvigorated efforts by settlement opponents to encourage settlers to leave their homes in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights. The main focus of the political effort to assist in relocation to Israel is in the settlement of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, where 200 families are said to be interested in leaving. Read more

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From the Israeli Press
Uri Avneri, "Twice and Twice More"
Rabbi Yoel Ben Nun, "Settlement and Peace"
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Out for Lunch
How do settlers and their supporters manage to find the time to attend what at times has been a frequent calendar of protests and demonstrations? This question has vexed journalists and other observers for years. Many have conducted informal polls among participants at daytime demonstrations, seeking an answer to the simple question: How can you take off work to do this? Read more

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Likud MK Ron Nachman, Mayor of Ariel Read more

Map: Road Map for IDF Redeployment-the West Bank