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Last update - 14:07 02/04/2008 Security forces clear two West Bank outposts, plan for more By Haaretz Staff Tags: West Bank, Israel, outposts  Security forces on Wednesday evacuated two illegal West Bank outposts and are planning to clear at least three more in the near future, Army Radio reported. Forces evacuate the Harhivi outpost in the northern West Bank and the Shvut Ami outpost near the settlement of Kedumim, the radio said. The Defense Ministry's legal adviser, Ahaz Ben-Ari, has told the State Prosecution that five illegal outposts will be voluntarily abandoned in the near future, according to Army Radio. Advertisement "Progress has begun on the general matter of outposts," Ben-Ari wrote in a letter to the Prosecution, as quoted by the radio. "As part of an arrangement being made, in the coming period five illegal outposts will be voluntarily evacuated." Of late, the Yesha Council of Settlements and the Defense Ministry have been in contact regarding a series "trust-building measures" which would call for the evacuation of a number of outposts in exchange for a thaw on construction in some West Bank settlement blocs, according to Army Radio. There are 26 illegal outposts slated for evacuation ? those constructed since March 2001, when Israel promised the U.S. it would not establish anymore outposts. The understandings between the Defense Ministry and Yesha would include evacuation of settlements that are mostly uninhabited and does not cover the larger outposts. Meanwhile, a number of right-wing activists have threatened to renew construction of the outposts during the Passover holiday, Army Radio reported. Members of the "Land of Israel Faithful," which stands behind establishment of outposts, has said it plans to change its strategy to include not just hilltops but whole stretches of landscape for the new communities. Related articles: Jerusalem council okays 600 new Jewish homes in Arab area UTJ joins Yesha Council, seeks expansion of Haredi settlement Bookmark to del.icio.us   WHO knows? The WHO says Israel lets Gazans die in 'avoidable tragedies'. Friendly faces Google, Facebook and Yahoo heads will attend a J'lem technology summit.   1.   Can you hear the music? 15:44  |  David James Vickery 02/04/08   2.   Is Iran a Bigtime Sex Trafficker? 19:24  |  Yaakov Sullivan 02/04/08

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