Sharon has accepted a rationale for removing settlements.
"He hasn't done anything about removing settlements," Mr. Reshef of Peace Now said.
The public is prepared to strike a deal, to remove settlements even without an agreement".
Mr. Eitam, an ardent supporter of the settlers, said the Army's role in removing settlements would be deeply divisive.
And so what the prime minister has done is, he's started the process of removing settlements from the West Bank.
I discovered I could get to a ceasefire by removing settlements while assassinating Hamas militants, a strategy I doubt Israeli hawks would approve of.
Toward that end, he made clear that he would take steps that include removing settlements and easing obstacles on Palestinian movement and trade.
Asked outright if the United States recognised Israel's right to keep some settlements in the West Bank, Mr Bush said Mr Sharon had started the process of removing settlements from the West Bank.
While Mr. Netanyahu was committed to discussing borders, Israeli officials said, the Israeli government could not pledge that there would be enough progress in 90 days to remove settlements as an issue.
Udi Segal, a television correspondent who joined Mr. Benn on Army Radio, said he did not believe that Mr. Netanyahu dreamed of removing settlements or establishing a Palestinian state as his legacy.
