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Bush to help Palestinians achieve their 'dream'.


SHARM EL SHEIKH Sharm el Sheikh or Sharm ash Shaykh: see Sinai.  (Egypt) -- US President George W. Bush yesterday pledged to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen  that he was determined to help them achieve the Acents[euro]A"dream" of establishing an independent Palestinian state The Palestinian state (Arabic (دولة فلسطين) is a proposed country. The proposed location includes the Gaza Strip and the autonomously controlled areas of the West Bank, currently controlled by the Palestinian National .

Acents[euro]A"I commit to you once again that my government will help achieve a dream, a dream that you have, and the truth of matter is, a dream that the Israelis have, which is two states (Israel and Palestine) living side by side in peace," Bush told Abbas.

Earlier Bush told reporters he was confident about a Middle East peace deal being reached before his term ends in January.

Bush was speaking in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh where he held talks with Abbas on the sidelines On the sidelines

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The US president said he was committed to working with Abbas and Israel Acents[euro]A"to get a state defined."

Acents[euro]A"And I do so for a couple of reasons. One, it breaks my heart to see the vast potential of the Palestinian people really wasted," he said.

The second reason Acents[euro]A"is because it's the only way for lasting peace," Bush added.

A Palestinian Acents[euro]A"homeland" will be Acents[euro]A"an opportunity to end the suffering that takes place in the Palestinian" territories, Bush said.

After the talks, Bush and Abbas left for dinner hand in hand.

Bush also voiced concern about the situation in Lebanon, where fighting last week between pro- and anti-government forces killed 65 people and pushed the country to the brink of new civil war.

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Publication:Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)
Date:May 18, 2008
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