Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he still supports the creation of a Palestinian state, but only after all terrorism ends. In a statement issued on the eve of Thursday’s Likud leadership primary, Sharon said U.S. officials have told Israel that such a state would be demilitarized, the Israeli daily Ma’ariv reported
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