President Bush’s plan for Middle East peace “requires an end to the use of violence and terror as a political tool,” Secretary of State Colin Powell told the major U.S. pro-Israel lobby. Speaking Sunday at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Powell also reiterated the president’s call for an end to settlement activity, a remark that drew both applause and a few scattered boos.
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