Tuesday, July 29, 2003

The IDF fires on residential areas of Khan Yunis, Rafah. (PCHR 8/7)

Bush, Sharon meet in Washington. Bush urges Sharon to make gestures to bolster Abbas. Sharon pledges to free 540 Palestinian prisoners, remove a few road blocks, dismantle unauthorized settlement outposts; says he will not do more until the PA begins to dismantle militant groups; rejects Bush’s appeal to halt construction of the separation wall, but says he will slow construction deep in Palestinian areas and add more crossing points. (JP, MM 7/29; BBC, MM, NYT, PR, WP, WT 7/30; AYM, HJ 7/30, IDF Radio, JP, MA, VOI 7/31 in WNC 8/1; HA, WJW 7/31; MM 8/1; TJT 8/1 in WNC 8/5; JPI, MEI 8/8)