YEHUD, Israel, April 13 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he is ready to "part with some ... places" if the Palestinians scaled down on their demands, including the right of return for refugees.
In an interview to the Haaretz newspaper published Sunday, Sharon said the U.S.-led coalition's victory in Iraq had "generated a shock through the Middle East" that could precipitate Israeli-Arab peace agreements. The coalition's achievement "brings with it a prospect of great changes," he said.
"There is an opportunity here to forge a different relationship between us and the Arab states, and between us and the Palestinians....
"Opportunities have currently been created that did not exist before. The Arab world in general, and the Palestinians in particular, have been shaken. There is therefore a chance to reach an agreement faster than people think," he said.
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