Palestinians must show peace move, says Sharon

ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that it was now the turn of the Palestinians to prove they want peace following Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

Palestinians must show peace move, says Sharon

In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Mr Sharon said the Palestinians were entitled to a state of their own and that Israel was reaching out for reconciliation with them and its Arab neighbours.

He also urged the Palestinians to “eliminate terror” and the “culture of hatred” in relations with the Jewish state. “It is now the Palestinians’ turn to prove their desire for peace,” he said, following Israel’s first removal of settlements from occupied land which Palestinians want for a state.

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