Israel orders a dozen ‘wildcat’ West Bank settlements dismantled
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz signed an order for a dozen unauthorized West Bank settlements to be dismantled, public radio reported. The radio station did not specify which wildcat Jewish settlements or when they are to be dismantled. The daily Maariv reported Tuesday that Olmert was set to decide, following consultations with Peretz, on the dismantlement of six unauthorized West Bank settlements before he leaves for a trip to Washington on Sunday to meet US President George W. Bush. Full Story