President Bush said Israel stands to improve its security by withdrawing from the Gaza Strip. “The disengagement is, I think, part of making Israel more secure and peaceful,” Bush told Israel’s Channel One in an interview broadcast Thursday, which the television station described as intended to bolster Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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