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Bush Welcomes Gaza Plan, Without Backing It Fully
By JOEL BRINKLEY and RICHARD W. STEVENSON

Published: April 13, 2004

CRAWFORD, Tex., April 12 - President Bush said Monday that he would welcome a withdrawal of Israeli forces and settlers from the Gaza Strip but warned that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan for such a pullback should not replace the White House's stalled proposal for negotiations that would lead to the creation of a Palestinian state.

After meeting with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt at his ranch here, Mr. Bush stopped short of endorsing Mr. Sharon's plan for a unilateral pullback from Gaza and parts of the West Bank.

Posted by Prometheus 6 on April 13, 2004 - 9:49am :: News