Bush Reaffirms Vision of Palestinian State

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Bush Reaffirms Vision of Palestinian State

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US President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he hoped Palestinians could have "their own peaceful state" and vowed the United States would work to stop "terrorist activities" aimed at derailing peace efforts in the Middle East.

As Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon offered Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a "one-way ticket" to exile and Israeli troops invaded more West Bank towns, Bush reaffirmed his commitment to a Palestinian state.

"I've got a vision for the Middle East that says Israel must be allowed to exist," he said at a fund-raising reception in Philadelphia. "I hope that they (the Palestinians) can have their own peaceful state ... but there are those who want to destroy that vision, there are those that want to murder to make sure that vision never comes to be."

Under pressure from European allies, Arab nations and critics in the United States to do more to stop the escalating violence in the Middle East, Bush said: "The United States of America will stand strong and continue to insist that those who yearn for peace in the Middle East and other regions around the world must do everything they can to stop the terrorist activities all aimed at making sure that peace does not exist."

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