The United States applauded Israel’s latest troop withdrawal. “I am pleased that the Israelis have withdrawn from Ramallah, and I hope they will withdraw from the other villages in the near future,” U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday, referring to two West Bank cities where Israeli troops remain after an anti-terror crackdown last month.
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