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Source: http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/tanotes/TAUnotes51.rtf
In the Shadow of Iraq: Sharon's Washington Visit
(Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies - Tel Aviv University) Abraham Ben-Zvi - The "road map" outlined by President Bush in his negotiations with Prime Minister Sharon was primarily intended to accomplish the tactical, short-term goal of making it easier for central Arab powers to cooperate with the U.S. against Iraq. The new American map, unlike the Mitchell Report, did not specifically call on Israel to stop all settlement activity as soon as an effective cease-fire was implemented.