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| Sharon to present Bush the âmost seriousâ peace plan yet |
| 2002-05-03 |
| Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to leave tomorrow night for a three-day visit to Washington, where he will present what he said is perhaps the âmost seriousâ plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace yet proposed. "Iâll be presenting a plan, a serious plan, maybe the most serious that has been presented by now, how to reach peace in the Middle East, how to reach peace between us and the Palestinians," Sharon said in an interview with ABCâs Nightline TV program. Although Sharon has not provided details of the plan, it is expected to center around the convening of an international conference, long-term interim agreements, and what he has referred to repeatedly in the past as âpainful concessions.â Sharon is also expected to detail for the US administration his plans to create a buffer zone along much of the West Bank. He acknowledged that the buffer zone â to include fences, ditches, and electronic surveillance devices â would be expensive, and he would seek financial help from the US to build it. Now they've bloodied the Palestinian nose, they can make another offer. Wonder if they'll take this one? Yasser was just telling his buddy Geraldo last night how he regrets not having taken the Camp David offer. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |