Abbas should get a letter from Bush, too

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These promises meant a great deal to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as he faced domestic political challenges. What is needed now is a similar letter from President Bush to Abbas. The president should spell out the U.S. commitment to a viable, contiguous, sovereign and independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 lines, with compensation provided by Israel wherever territorial adjustments are agreed to. The U.S. would also commit itself to providing resources to help construct a modern society and economy. Help would also be extended to settle the Palestinian refugees, be it in Palestine or other Arab countries or, in those special instances where Israel agreed to it for humanitarian reasons, in Israel itself.