Syria criticized U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell for focusing more on Iraq than on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during his visit to the Middle East. A front-page editorial in a state-run newspaper accused Powell of ignoring the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces.
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