U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell wants the Palestinians to respond to Israel’s plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Powell told the Senate Thursday that Israeli-Palestinian peace remained of “utmost urgency” to President Bush’s administration. Powell said he pressed European foreign ministers to press the Palestinians to come up with a plan to crack down on terrorism as a quid pro quo for the Gaza pullout.
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