Report: U.S. officials slam Sharon for ignoring administration
By Aluf Benn and Gideon Alon, Haaretz Correspondents and Haaretz Service
Army Radio on Monday morning quoted senior U.S. officials as saying that relations between the U.S. and Israel were approaching a crisis due to the policy of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government.
According to the sources, Sharon is not evacuating unauthorized outposts in the territories, is expanding settlements and is continuing with construction of the separation fence along a route that is not logical.
The prime minister isn't acting as a friend, isn't keeping promises and is ignoring the Bush administration's difficult situation in Iraq and the criticism of the president, they said.
Sharon is ignoring a series of messages and expression of administration officials, including the publicly stated support of the Geneva Accord.
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