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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/21/international/middleeast/21MIDE.html
Mideast Negotiations Lurch to a Stalemate
(New York Times) The Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers emerged from a tense two-hour meeting in Jerusalem Sunday at loggerheads. Rebuffing Palestinian demands for immediate troop withdrawals and the release of prisoners, Ariel Sharon of Israel said Mahmud Abbas, his Palestinian counterpart, must first dismantle militant groups.