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Article: Bush, Sharon Divided over West Bank Fence.

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July 30, 2003
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By Bennett Roth, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 30--WASHINGTON--As President Bush sought to nudge the Middle East peace process forward Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon balked at making a key concession sought by Palestinians: taking down a security fence in the West Bank.

"The security fence will continue to be built," Sharon said during a Rose Garden appearance with Bush, who had criticized the structure just four days earlier during a White House visit by Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas.

Tuesday, Bush refrained from pressuring Sharon to halt construction of the fence, which is going up ...

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