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"Today, the Palestinian leadership is encouraging, not opposing terrorism. This is not acceptable. Peace requires a new and different Palestinian leadership so that the Palestinian state can be born," he said while speaking at the White House.
"The United States will not support the establishment of a Palestinian state until its leaders engage in a sustained fight against terrorists," Bush said.
"A Palestinian state will never be created by terror," he asserted.
Bush called upon Israel to pull back to the pre-September 28, 2000, positions, halt settlements and release frozen Palestinian revenues.
Even as he was speaking, Israeli troops tightened their grip on Palestinian areas.
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