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Will Pressure on Israel Grow in Bush's Second Term?


(Financial Times-UK) - Harvey Morris "More likely is that we will have more of the same," said a senior Israeli foreign ministry official, referring to the firm support the first Bush administration gave to the government of Ariel Sharon. "There might be more engagement [in the Israel-Palestine issue] and a change in emphasis, but if people think that Bush is going to come and twist Sharon's head - it won't happen." After a somewhat shaky start to the Bush-Sharon relationship, Bush emerged as a firm supporter of the Israeli government. He agreed with the Israeli prime minister to ostracize Arafat, and later acknowledged Israel's control over large settlement blocs. Daniel Kurtzer, the U.S. ambassador, said Wednesday that the Sharon government had to work on fulfilling its road map commitments but rejected the concept of pressure from a second-term Bush White House.
2004-11-05 00:00:00
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