In a first-ever interview with the Al-Ahram newspaper, the prime minister said he would agree to more concessions with Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) but would not compromise on the status of Jerusalem, which the PA has demanded as the capital of a new Arab state.
Sharon recently agreed to let almost 1,000 Egyptian guards patrol the smuggling-tunnels laden Philadelphi Route which extends several miles from southern Gaza to the Western Negev's 1967 border. It has been a hotbed of terrorism and a major smuggling area for arms and drugs.
Sharon also said he wants to be considered a man of peace. "I have been portrayed as if I want wars and the truth is other than that," Sharon told the Egyptian daily.
Sharon recently agreed to let almost 1,000 Egyptian guards patrol the smuggling-tunnels laden Philadelphi Route which extends several miles from southern Gaza to the Western Negev's 1967 border. It has been a hotbed of terrorism and a major smuggling area for arms and drugs.
Sharon also said he wants to be considered a man of peace. "I have been portrayed as if I want wars and the truth is other than that," Sharon told the Egyptian daily.