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Visiting the Middle East, President Bush hoped to advance the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, and also to strengthen the Gulf Arabs in the face of the Iranian threat.(The Week)(Brief article)

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Visiting the Middle East, President Bush hoped to advance the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, and also to strengthen the Gulf Arabs in the face of the Iranian threat. The objectives are worthy, but in present conditions neither is realistic. For the president to say that he expects peace and a Palestinian state to exist before the end of his term in office in a matter of months is to turn a blind eye to facts on the ground. Hamas and Fatah are fighting each other to a standstill. Israel has no choice but to defend itself as best it can against the daily shower of rockets and mortars fired from Gaza. Things are hardly better ...

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