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Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas seemed uncomfortable in the official meetings with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, and President George W. Bush at their summit in Aqaba, Jordan, last week. So Bush stepped in and did what he does best: he schmoozed. Leaving aides and interpreters behind, the President took the two leaders outside, where they sat under the shade of palm trees for 40 minutes and discussed ways to give a fresh start to the peace process. "I wanted...to observe the interplay between the two," Bush said later. "Did they have the capacity to relax in each other...
...Minister, prepares for another meeting with a U.S. President, Arafat has entered what may prove to be his most portentous sulk yet. George W. Bush is scheduled to arrive in the Red Sea port of Aqaba, Jordan, this week for a summit with Abbas and his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon. Bush wants more than a reaffirmation of their commitment to his road map for peace in the Middle East; he is expected to demand a real timetable for progress and genuine action on the ground. Sharon last week signaled that he is willing, though some of his Cabinet members think...
...Fatah. "We should dissociate ourselves from them and put an end to the armed intifadeh," he told a stony-faced Arafat, say the sources. Arafat declined. Taking comfort from U.S. support for his assuming a greater leadership role, Abbas went behind Arafat's back to hold secret meetings with Sharon at his Sycamores Farm in the Negev Desert in February, according to senior Palestinian officials...
...like the word, but what's happening is occupation." ARIEL SHARON, Israeli Prime Minister, using a controversial term to describe Israel's presence in the West Bank and Gaza. He later said he meant it as a reference to the Palestinian people, not the disputed territories...
...home. It's home." WHITNEY HOUSTON, singer, to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during a visit to Israel with her husband Bobby Brown...