'we,' the world, has a great opportunity to help a democracy grow, begin and grow, starting in the Gaza." "I will be talking to the prime minister about the need to work with the Palestinian government ... to facilitate success, to enhance success," he said. The settlement issue threatened to be the only sticking point in talks between Bush and Sharon at the president's ranch in Crawford. "My position is clear," said Bush, who has pledged to press Israel to make sacrifices to bolster peace talks after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Palestinians fear the Maale Adumim project will cut them off from the eastern part of the holy city they want as the capital of a future state. --More 2254 Local Time 1954 GMT
