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Article: The President's news conference with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel: July 29, 2003.(Week Ending Friday, August 1, 2003)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- August 4, 2003
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President Bush. Good day. I'm pleased to welcome Prime Minister Ariel Sharon back to the White House. I think you said this is our eighth meeting--
Prime Minister Sharon. Eighth meeting here.
President Bush. Eighth meeting in Washington. That should indicate to everybody that our nations have a deep and abiding friendship. America is firmly committed to the security of Israel as a Jewish state, and we are firmly committed to the safety of the Israeli people. We have now a tremendous opportunity to add to Israeli security and safety and add to the hopes of the average Palestinian citizen by making tangible progress towards two states living side by side ...