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Sharon to Peres: don't worry about American pressure; we control America

Occupied Jerusalem: 3 October, 2001 (IAP News)

An acrimonious argument erupted during the Israeli cabinet weekly session
last week between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his foreign
Minister Shimon Peres during which Sharon reportedly yelled at Peres,
saying "don't worry about American pressure, we control America."

According the Israeli Hebrew radio, Col Yisrael Wednesday, Peres warned
Sharon that refusing to heed incessant American requests for a cease-fire
with the Palestinians would endanger Israeli interests and turn the US
against us.

At this point, a furious Sharon reportedly turned toward Peres, saying
"every time we do something you tell me American will do this and will do
that…I want to tell you something very clear, don't worry about American
pressure on Israel, we, the Jewish people control America, and the
Americans know it."

The radio said Peres and other cabinet ministers warned Sharon against
saying what he said in public because "it would cause us a public relations
disaster."


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