President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon spoke by phone in an apparent effort to smooth tensions following strong U.S. criticism of an Israeli incursion earlier this week into a Palestinian- controlled area of the Gaza Strip. Sharon reiterated that peace talks with the Palestinians could take place only when the situation quieted down, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
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