ISRAEL : CONDY RICE SUGGESTS WITHDRAWAL FROM THE GAZA STRIPIn a
meeting with Ariel Sharon and Simon Peres, US secretary of state
Condoleeza Rice, said that a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip of all the Israeli military forces might help to reach peaceful relation with the Palestinians.
"This is an historic step that can lead to the eventual resolution and the eventual ability to get to a two-state solution," Rice told the Israeli politicians.
Ariel Sharon said that the step could effectively change the situation,
"a smooth and successful implementation of the plan in coordination with the Palestinians will help energise the political process under the roadmap".
Rice said herslef conviced that, in order to solve the issue, both sides[Israeli and Palestine] must come to terms on thorny issues related to the Gaza pullout.
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