Ariel Sharon accepted an invitation to a White House meeting with President Bush in September. Bush phoned the Israeli prime minister July 2 to congratulate him on the recent progress in contacts between Israel and the Palestinians, especially Sharon’s meeting with his Palestinian Authority counterpart.
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