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...roadmap" is no reflection on the Secretary of State's powers of persuasion - it's simply a reminder of the limits of the "roadmap" concept in the face of the situation on the ground in Israel and the Palestinian territories, and, of course, in Washington. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declined, at this stage, to endorse the "roadmap" that requires a sequence of steps by each side designed to achieve a Palestinian state living peacefully alongside Israel within three years. Sharon may, of course, be saving that for his May 20 meeting with President Bush at the White House...
...passionately in the pursuit of Middle East piece in the wake of Saddam's ouster, putting pressure on Israel is not a natural choice for a Republican president a year away from his reelection campaign, with his political base (and much of his national security administration) solidly in the Sharon camp...
...Sharon Epperson is a correspondent for CNBC Business News
...publication of the "roadmap," crafted by the U.S. in conjunction with the European Union, the UN and Russia. The document describing a series of steps required of both sides in order to realize peace and Palestinian statehood within three years was presented to Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday, and was due to be handed to Abbas later...
...Hamad: No. Sharon may offer some largely symbolic concessions, such as removing road blocks or outposts built near settlements without permission. But security control of the Palestinian territories will remain in Israeli hands. The best support for Israel's hawkish line always comes from among the Palestinians themselves, in the form of terrorism. Progress for the Palestinians depends on easing the security climate inside Israel...