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Article: Sharon refuses to suspend building West Bank barrier.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- July 29, 2003
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Byline: Bob Kemper
WASHINGTON _ Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday that Israel would not stop building a West Bank security fence to protect itself from Palestinian attacks despite President Bush's warnings that the barrier threatens the Middle East peace process.
Bush and Sharon discussed the construction of the fence during their eighth Oval Office meeting and in a joint appearance later in the Rose Garden. Bush said he urged Sharon "to carefully consider all the consequences of Israel's actions as we move forward on the road to peace."
Bush on Friday called the security fence "a problem" during his White House meeting with ...