Sharon faced a polite turndown from President Bush on Arafat

Originally published February 7, 2002

"Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced a polite turndown from President Bush Thursday in his appeal for a break in U.S. diplomatic contact with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat" the Christian Science Monitor reported today.

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