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More Violence in the West Bank
Aired July 29, 2003 - 14:14 ET
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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Back in Israel, more proof about how much distance still lies ahead on that bumpy road to peace. Palestinians opened fire on an Israeli driving in the West Bank, wounding an 11-year-old girl.
Our Matthew Chance live in Jerusalem where Sharon's meeting is being closely watched -- Matthew.
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Closely watched indeed here in the Mideast, Kyra, as the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, essentially told President Bush that he would continue to press ahead with his construction of that very controversial barrier that is being built through the occupied West Bank. The barrier, which is an electrified fence in some parts and a thick concrete wall in others, has been a major point of contention between the two sides. Israel says it is designed to keep out Palestinian militants and to stop them from carrying out attacks inside Israel. Palestinian officials say it is essentially an Israeli land grab, because it cuts deep into the West Bank, aimed at predetermining the borders of a future Palestinian state.
President Bush last week after his meeting with the Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas had said that the barrier was a problem and could threaten efforts to build trust between the two sides. He held his criticism during this meeting at the White House, though, with Sharon, focusing on what the Palestinian authority must do, i.e., crackdown on the Palestinian militant groups observing a cease-fire in the occupied territories -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Matthew Chance live from Jerusalem.
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Aired July 29, 2003 - 14:14 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Back in Israel, more proof about how much distance still lies ahead on that bumpy road to peace. Palestinians opened fire on an Israeli driving in the West Bank, wounding an 11-year-old girl.
Our Matthew Chance live in Jerusalem where Sharon's meeting is being closely watched -- Matthew.
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Closely watched indeed here in the Mideast, Kyra, as the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, essentially told President Bush that he would continue to press ahead with his construction of that very controversial barrier that is being built through the occupied West Bank. The barrier, which is an electrified fence in some parts and a thick concrete wall in others, has been a major point of contention between the two sides. Israel says it is designed to keep out Palestinian militants and to stop them from carrying out attacks inside Israel. Palestinian officials say it is essentially an Israeli land grab, because it cuts deep into the West Bank, aimed at predetermining the borders of a future Palestinian state.
President Bush last week after his meeting with the Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas had said that the barrier was a problem and could threaten efforts to build trust between the two sides. He held his criticism during this meeting at the White House, though, with Sharon, focusing on what the Palestinian authority must do, i.e., crackdown on the Palestinian militant groups observing a cease-fire in the occupied territories -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Matthew Chance live from Jerusalem.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
