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 | | The meeting between Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and U.S. President George W. Bush was meant to set the stage for the implementation of the “road map,” the guideline for the revival of Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations backed by the United States, the United Nations, Russia, and the European Union. |
 | | Ofer Shelach, writing in Yediot Aharonot on June 9, reacted gloomily to U.S. calls to get the peace process back on track: “Yesterday, the American wise man, U.S. President George W. Bush, echoed Shimon Peres’ remarks from a bygone era, calling on both sides to continue negotiating despite the killings. |
 | | In contrast, Yediot Aharonot, in a June 8 editorial, urged the Israeli security forces “to show maximum military restraint in the coming period,” so as not to undercut Abbas. |
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