Palestinian leader asks Bush to reassess West Bank plan

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Palestinian leader asks Bush to reassess West Bank plan

04/22/04
Mark Lavie
Associated Press


Jerusalem- The Palestinian prime minister asked President Bush on Wednesday to reconsider his tacit recognition of some Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Israeli troops, meanwhile, killed nine Palestinians in fighting in the Gaza Strip, where gunbattles in the town of Beit Lahiya trapped about 4,000 residents of a housing complex indoors for several hours. Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia wrote to Bush, saying recent U.S. declarations that Israel could keep some of the West Bank and would not have to absorb Palestinian refugees contradict longstanding U.S. policy.

In 1991, Qureia wrote, the U.S. government stated that it "opposed unilateral actions that prejudge the outcome of permanent- status negotiations." Qureia said Bush is allowing Israel "to continue creating illegal facts on the ground" by expanding West Bank settlements.

Bush gave the assurances to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during a White House meeting last week....

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1. AP

As usual, forgets to add "at least", in front of "wants to keep 5 West Bank settlement blocs".

Idiots. And they don't give a map, though that is standard - looks like South Africa, so you'd want to supress that.