(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn and Assaf Bergerfreund - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's bureau chief, Dov Weisglass, and National Security Advisor Giora Eiland met for five hours in Washington Monday with U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and her Middle East advisors to discuss Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan. The participants agreed that another round of talks at the professional level would be necessary before a Sharon trip to Washington. Sharon is seeking written commitments from the U.S. in exchange for Israeli withdrawals. However, it is not clear that the Americans are willing to accept Israel's conditions.
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