Prime Minister Ariel Sharon voiced hope for regional peace as Israel marked 25 years since the Camp David peace accords with Egypt. The Knesset’s special commemorative session Wednesday was overshadowed by Cairo’s decision to shun the celebrations to protest Israel’s assassination Monday of Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin.
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