Get Ready for the Screaming
And now the seething starts: Bush Says Israel Has Claim to Part of West Bank.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush said on Wednesday that Israel has a claim on some West Bank land that Palestinians say is theirs, in a shift in policy that possibly has major implications for Middle East peace negotiations.
Bush cited “new realities on the ground” for the change in policy, including already existing major Israeli population centers on the West Bank. He spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and said Sharon’s planned Gaza pullout was historic and courageous.