Article: Sharon Holds Firm on West Bank Security Fence; Bush Calls It Threat to Peace.

By David Jackson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 30--WASHINGTON-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected President Bush's suggestion Tuesday to halt construction of a security fence around the West Bank, a development that Mr. Bush has called an obstacle to peace.

Appearing with Mr. Bush at the White House, the Israeli leader also rebuffed the idea of releasing certain Palestinian prisoners - a demand made by Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas as both sides seek concessions before taking further measures laid out in the latest peace initiative, known as the "road map."

Mr. Sharon, who met with ...

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