Israeli Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he would refuse to join a newly elected government headed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon unless Sharon abandons his support for a Palestinian state. Netanyahu told Army Radio that the only reason he agreed to join the interim government was because of the possible U.S. war against Iraq.
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