President Bush temporarily shelved plans to issue a major policy address that was expected to include a call for the creation of a provisional Palestinian state. Pointing to this week’s Palestinian terror attacks in Jerusalem and Israel’s military retaliation, the White House said a presidential announcement at this time would be unlikely to have a positive impact.
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