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| US President George W. Bush said Tuesday
that Israel must help the creation of a viable Palestinian state while
Palestinians must "actively confront terrorist groups."(AFP
phtop) | WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhuanet)-- US
President George W. Bush said Tuesday that Israel must help the creation of
a viable Palestinian state while Palestinians must "actively confront terrorist
groups."
"We seek two democratic states, Israel and Palestine,
living side by side in peace and security. And that goal is within reach if all
of the parties meet their responsibilities and if terrorismis brought to an
end," Bush said in a speech at the National Defense University.
"Arab states must end incitement in their own media,
cut off public and private funding for terrorism, stop their support for
extremist education, and establish normal relations with Israel.
"Israel must freeze settlement activity, help the
Palestinians build a thriving economy and ensure that a new Palestinian state is
truly viable with contiguous territory on the West Bank.
"Palestinian leaders must fight corruption, encourage
free enterprise, rest true authority with the people and actively confront
terrorist groups," he said in the speech. Enditem
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