Jerusalem will remain “united under the sovereignty of Israel forever” and Israel will not negotiate under fire, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told pro-Israel activists in Washington. As Sharon addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference, hundreds of mostly Arab protesters gathered outside with banners reading “Free Palestine” and “No U.S. Tax Dollars for Israeli Oppression.”
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