Ariel Sharon denied a report suggesting he would be willing to cede most of the West Bank and compromise on Jerusalem for peace with the Palestinians. The remarks in the Dec. 9 issue of Newsweek were attributed to Kalman Gayer, a strategic adviser to the prime minister, and sparked outrage in Israel this week. Sharon rejected the report as being “in complete opposition to my positions and beliefs.”
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