(Reuters/Washington Post) Wafa Amr - Israeli officials said they expected "no surprises" from Bush and that the White House understood that since Sharon was facing elections next year he could do little more for now even if he was put under pressure. Palestinian officials said Bush was likely to tell Abbas he should at least start disarming militias from his own Fatah movement before addressing the powerful Islamic group Hamas.
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