(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn and Gideon Alon - The U.S. administration informed Israel on Sunday that it plans to support the Russian resolution seeking UN Security Council endorsement of the roadmap peace initiative. U.S. administration officials said Washington would try to incorporate specific modifications in the wording of the resolution, so as to stress the importance of direct negotiations between the two sides. Prime Minister Sharon told Russian President Vladimir Putin that a decision in the Security Council would endanger Israel's security, because the agreement would be forced upon Israel, and control would be transferred to the UN.
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