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Most settlers would leave for peace Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters07-23-014930.asp?reg=MIDEAST http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters07-23-014930.asp?reg=MIDEAST Most Jewish settlers would leave for peace - poll JERUSALEM, July 23 — A majority of Jewish settlers living on land Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war would be willing to leave their homes for peace with the Palestinians if properly compensated, a poll published on Wednesday said. The findings could bolster peace moves sought by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon under the U.S.-backed ''road map'' that sets out reciprocal steps leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state in 2005. According to the poll, taken for the settler monitoring group Peace Now, 68 percent of all settlers think unauthorised outposts should be removed and 74 percent would leave their homes in return for compensation. The YESHA Council, representing the 200,000 Israelis living in the settlements scattered among the 3.6 million Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, said in a statement that the survey, having been taken by an interested party, had no basis in reality. The road map calls on Israel to dismantle unauthorised West Bank settlement outposts set up since March 2001 and to freeze construction in established settlements as a first step towards implementing the peace plan. Sharon has pledged to continue dismantling outposts and indicated he would be willing, at a later stage, to remove some of the existing 145 settlements built on the land which Palestinians seek for an independent state. The positions taken by Sharon, a leading architect of the settlement movement, stirred sharp criticism from the settler lobby in his cabinet. But the poll's results appeared to show less opposition on the ground. The poll of settlers showed 23 percent are ready to leave the Jewish settlements immediately. Fifty-four percent said they would resist evacuation, but only 5 percent said they would break the law and 1 percent said they would resort to violence. The survey, conducted by the Hopp research company in June, also found that 68 percent of settlers agree that a peace agreement should be reached and 30 percent think Palestinians deserve a state. The pollsters interviewed 1,100 settlers by phone and reported a 3 percent margin of error. Copyright 2003 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.

Jewish settlers vow defend outposts Most settlers would leave for peace Settler outposts defy road map Settlers shocked removing outposts Settlers would leave if paid { July 23 2003 } Sharon backs 95m settlers plan Sharon rules out dismantling settlements { May 13 2003 } Sharon says keep building outposts Sharon says occupation must end { May 27 2003 } Files Listed: 9

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