Sharon to visit Washington in December

Israeli sources in Jerusalem on Friday expected the visit of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's visit to Washington to be held in the first week of December. During this visit, Sharon will be meeting with the US President George Bush and his deputy Richard Cheney, the state secretary Colin Powell and the defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and several congressmen.

The same sources added, on the other hand, that the US understands the presence of the Israeli forces in Jenin and Toulkarem, because it claimed no sides is responsible for ensuring security in it. The Israeli radio reported.