Most of the international community quickly forgot why Israel was forced to carry out the current offensive - over 30 murdered in terrorist attacks over the first day and a half of the Passover holiday, 12 dead in the six days before that, and over 100 in the month of March - and demanded that Israel withdraw from the PA-controlled areas immediately. The UN Security Council demanded an Israeli withdrawal, although it left out the word \"immediately.\" Only the U.S. showed sympathy with Israel\'s plight; President Bush said, \"I can understand Israel\'s need to defend itself. This is a country under attack; every day, suicide bombers kill innocent citizens...\" Bush said, however, that Israel should leave open a path to peace, and \"keep in mind that there must be a peaceful solution at some point.\"