On the West Bank, Mr Barak says, the spread-eagled settlements would be dismantled and only the large settlement blocks near the old border retained.

在约旦河西岸，巴拉克说，那些零散的定居点将被拆除，只保留原边境附近的大聚居区，并且今后将实施“严格的安全部署”。

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Barak says Mr.Netanyahu has made concessions: Israel says it will not build new settlements, but will only allow "natural growth,"

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Mr Barak says he is sure it does not, and the opinion polls seem to support him.

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Mr Sharon, anxious to shake off his ultra-hardline image, says he would set up a national unity government if elected, with Mr Barak as his minister of defence.

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