bush gave his long awaited speech on the mideast today. the parts highlighted in the ap article seemed pretty balanced. he called for the palestinians to hold elections by the end of the year for a new leader and legislature and the creation of a constitution. of the israelis he "demanded that Israel withdraw to positions it held on the West Bank two years ago and to stop building homes for Jews on the West Bank and in Gaza. Ultimately, he said, Israel should agree to pull all the way back to the lines it held before the 1967 Mideast war."
i'd like to find a transcript and read his actual wording. if he was clear that all the jewish settlements need to be removed i'd be pretty happy with his speech.
[update] here's a list of the major points of bush's speech and a transcript.
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