JERUSALEM (Reuters) - George W. Bush on Wednesday began his first visit as U.S. president to Israel and the Palestinian territories, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace and that both sides were ready to make tough concessions.
No breakthroughs were expected in three days of talks following up on a U.S.-hosted international conference in November that yielded promises from both sides to try to forge a two-state accord before Bush's term ends in January 2009.
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