Squatters yanked from ex-settlement
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Hundreds of Israeli police in riot gear dragged squatters from the ruins of a Jewish settlement, ending a three-day showdown between the government and people trying to resettle the spot.
The confrontation took place in the former Homesh settlement, dismantled in the summer of 2005 as part of Israel’s pullout from the Gaza Strip and parts of the northern West Bank.
About 2,500 protesters marched to Homesh on Monday, pledging to rebuild it. About 500 were still there when riot police moved in. Some packed up their tents and left but others resisted, a police spokesman said.
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