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"Israel's opposition leader, Shimon Peres, says if Israel evacuates its settlements in Gaza, their infrastructure should be left for the Palestinians. Mr. Peres made the appeal at a news conference at which he also said the European Union should offer Israel and the Palestinians membership as an incentive to make peace.
Mr. Peres says what Israel built for the Jewish settlers in Gaza must remain for the Palestinians to use.
He says that all public buildings, schools, and housing must be left behind.
Mr. Peres says Israel must not destroy the settlements, as it did when it evacuated the Sinai and handed the territory back to Egypt.
"When we dismantled the settlements in Yamit
, I thought it was a mistake," he said. "Why destroy a house if you evacuate it? Leave it to the people. I do not look on the Palestinians as our enemies. I look on the Palestinians as our neighbors. And, if I would be a neighbor, that is the way I would behave."