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  • Bush urges end to Israeli occupation

    01/10/2008 1:44:39 PM PST · by Wiz · 163 replies · 137+ views
    Reuters via Yahoo! News ^ | 2008 Jan 11 | Jeffrey Heller and Matt Spetalnick
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush, hardening his tone towards Israel on Thursday, urged an end to "the occupation" of the West Bank and pushed for a peace treaty to be signed within a year to create a Palestinian state. ADVERTISEMENT The United States rarely uses the politically charged word "occupation" to describe Israel's hold on lands captured in a 1967 war. It is a term Palestinians seeking a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip employ frequently to describe their plight. "The establishment of the state of Palestine is long overdue. The Palestinian people deserve it,"...