\"Every new porch built in Judea and Samaria will give the terrorists an excuse to carry out attacks against Yesha residents.\" This is the bottom line of the argument by which the Yesha Council is making a desperate last-ditch attempt to convince Prime Minister Sharon not to agree to a settlement freeze.
Following a meeting between Sharon and Amanah settlement movement leader Ze\'ev Chever, Yesha Council officials feel that the Prime Minister is in fact leaning towards accepting Foreign Minister Peres\' proposal to limit the growth of Yesha towns to \"natural growth within the present borders.\" Chever attempted to persuade Sharon not to cave in to American and Labor-party pressure by agreeing to a linkage between terrorism and Yesha construction. \"This will signal Arafat that terrorism is worth his while,\" say Council leaders.
Following a meeting between Sharon and Amanah settlement movement leader Ze\'ev Chever, Yesha Council officials feel that the Prime Minister is in fact leaning towards accepting Foreign Minister Peres\' proposal to limit the growth of Yesha towns to \"natural growth within the present borders.\" Chever attempted to persuade Sharon not to cave in to American and Labor-party pressure by agreeing to a linkage between terrorism and Yesha construction. \"This will signal Arafat that terrorism is worth his while,\" say Council leaders.