SANUR/HOMESH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces dragged protesters out of two West Bank settlements on Tuesday to complete a removal of Jewish settlers under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to pull out of some occupied territory.
Predictions of long, tough resistance by ultrarightists proved wrong just as they did in Gaza where troops cleared out 8,500 settlers from all 21 enclaves in less than a week as part of the move to "disengage" from conflict with Palestinians.
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