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March 8 ? Responding to pressure from the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has dropped his demand for seven days of calm before holding talks with the Palestinians, officials said Friday. Sharon?s retreat came in the wake of stepped-up American criticism of Israel?s retaliation against Palestinian targets, which left 36 Palestinians dead on Friday and capped the bloodiest week of violence in the region in 17 months.
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