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U.S. Condemns Israel Bombing, Won't Derail Road Map
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
The White House on Tuesday condemned
a suicide bombing in Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv, but said
it would not scuttle the start of a new peace initiative.
"We condemn this cowardly act of terrorism. These homicide
bombers are not only attempting to murder innocent civilians,
but they are also attempting to kill the aspirations of the
Palestinian people for their own free, democratic, prosperous
state," said White House National Security Council spokesman
Sean McCormack.
The State Department denounced the bombing as a
"despicable" act and vowed the blast would not derail Middle
East peace efforts.
"This despicable attack was undertaken by those opposed to
the restoration of dialogue and the peaceful pursuit of a
comprehensive peace in the region," State Department
spokeswoman Nancy Beck said.
"Attacks such as these will not deter us and the proponents
of peace throughout the region from continuing down the path on
which we have embarked," Beck said.
The blast, which killed several people and wounded dozens
on a seaside promenade, came hours after the Palestinian
parliament approved a new Palestinian reform Cabinet, and
followed a pledge by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to rein in
militants blamed for previous attacks on Israel.
McCormack said President Bush (news - web sites) still planned to release the
so-called "road map" peace plan, which envisions a Palestinian
state as early as 2005. It is expected to be released as early
as Wednesday.
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