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Ariel Sharon Visits White House
Aired July 29, 2003 - 15:04 ET
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CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SR. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: At the White House today, a bid to bridge the divide that still separates Israel and the Palestinians on the road map to peace. In a few moments, we'll hear from Israel's ambassador to the United States, Dan Gillerman.
But first, we check in with CNN White House correspondent Chris Burns for the latest on today's talks between the president and the Israeli prime minister -- Chris.
CHRIS BURNS, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, hello, Candy.
President Bush saying that he was encouraged by steps taken by both the Palestinians and the Israelis since that very important Red Sea summit between the president and the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers back at the beginning of June. However, he's saying also there's a lot of hard work ahead. And he was suggesting telling the Israelis that they must consider the consequences of their actions.
That's as specific as he got, as criticizing, as he did last week, when he was with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian prime minister, the question of fences that the Israelis are building between Israel and the West Bank, sometimes even inside the West Bank, as a way to prevent Palestinian militants from going in to launch other attacks. The Palestinians want the construction on that frozen.
Also, the Palestinians are criticizing the continued construction of settlements, Israel Sharon saying: Well, we'll eliminate these new settlements, these outposts, as he called it. But that's about as far as they went.
Now, on another issue, President Bush is wrapping up, as we speak, a meeting with the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud -- the Saudi prince, in any case, Saud al-Faisal -- who is pressing the United States to declassify 28 pages in the congressional report from last week on pre-9/11 intelligence. And those pages, the Saudis say, if they were revealed, they could answer allegations within those pages that reportedly say the Saudis -- there was official Saudi link to the 9/11 hijackers.
President Bush saying that, at the moment, this remains in an investigatory stage.
CROWLEY: CNN's Chris Burns at the White House -- thanks very much, Chris.
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Aired July 29, 2003 - 15:04 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SR. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: At the White House today, a bid to bridge the divide that still separates Israel and the Palestinians on the road map to peace. In a few moments, we'll hear from Israel's ambassador to the United States, Dan Gillerman.
But first, we check in with CNN White House correspondent Chris Burns for the latest on today's talks between the president and the Israeli prime minister -- Chris.
CHRIS BURNS, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, hello, Candy.
President Bush saying that he was encouraged by steps taken by both the Palestinians and the Israelis since that very important Red Sea summit between the president and the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers back at the beginning of June. However, he's saying also there's a lot of hard work ahead. And he was suggesting telling the Israelis that they must consider the consequences of their actions.
That's as specific as he got, as criticizing, as he did last week, when he was with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian prime minister, the question of fences that the Israelis are building between Israel and the West Bank, sometimes even inside the West Bank, as a way to prevent Palestinian militants from going in to launch other attacks. The Palestinians want the construction on that frozen.
Also, the Palestinians are criticizing the continued construction of settlements, Israel Sharon saying: Well, we'll eliminate these new settlements, these outposts, as he called it. But that's about as far as they went.
Now, on another issue, President Bush is wrapping up, as we speak, a meeting with the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud -- the Saudi prince, in any case, Saud al-Faisal -- who is pressing the United States to declassify 28 pages in the congressional report from last week on pre-9/11 intelligence. And those pages, the Saudis say, if they were revealed, they could answer allegations within those pages that reportedly say the Saudis -- there was official Saudi link to the 9/11 hijackers.
President Bush saying that, at the moment, this remains in an investigatory stage.
CROWLEY: CNN's Chris Burns at the White House -- thanks very much, Chris.
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