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Sharon presents outline of disengagement plan to US delegation

AFP, Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was meeting with a team of US officials yesterday to present his controversial programme for "disengagement" from the Palestinians as Jewish settler chiefs vowed to continue their opposition to his Gaza Strip evacuation plan.
The hawkish premier began meeting with William Burns, the assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, and White House officials Steve Hadley and Elliot Abrams, at 10:00 am (0800 GMT) at his office in Jerusalem, a US official said.
The trio were also slated to meet with senior defence officials later in the day, and with Palestinian finance minister Salam Fayyad before returning to Washington this evening, he said.
Sharon has said he will start
implementing his "disengagement plan" in the next few months if there is no progress in the US-backed roadmap peace process with the Palestinians.
As part of the move, he plans to evacuate 17 Gaza settlements and other isolated Jewish colonies in the West Bank.
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, who met with the delegation on Wednesday, told public radio the US officials were "not opposed to the evacuation of settlements".
"They want the Israeli plan to be integrated into the roadmap as laid out in President (George W.) Bush's vision which sees a two-state solution.
"On the other hand, they don't want settlers from the Gaza Strip to be transferred to Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), or the annexation of territories there in exchange for an
evacuation of Gaza," he stressed.
A source close to Sharon said the premier would only present the US team with "the basics" of the plan and various options for action.
"We are still a long way from a detailed plan and we hope to reach an understanding with the United States within the framework of our strategic coordination with them," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"The (US) administration wants to know how the prime minister intends to execute the plan, what will happen 'the day after' the Israeli withdral and how the disengagement will affect the chances for an agreement in the future," Israeli daily Haaretz said.
Quoting government sources, the paper said the disengagement would only take place "after the American elections in November".