White House: Sharon's warning "unacceptable"

[Carl Remick]

>From: Gary Ashwill <gna at duke.edu>
>
>How genuine is this developing rift between Israel and the U.S.?
>
>WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House on Friday said Israeli Prime Minister
>Ariel Sharon's warning to the United States not to "appease" Arabs at
>Israel's expense is "unacceptable."

Who knows how real or lasting this rift is?  However, since diplomatic-speak 
tends to be happy talk in its most anodyne form, calling Sharon's warning 
bluntly "unacceptable" does seem to signal a new level of US irritation.

Carl

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