The leader of the Israeli opposition blamed the Bush administration for escalating Israeli- Palestinian violence. Yossi Sarid, of the left-wing Meretz Party, questioned why U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell waited until last week to criticize Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s policy.
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