In interview with Israeli paper, Bush says Israeli-Palestinian peace possible within a year

U.S. President George W. Bush is optimistic that Israelis and Palestinians can reach an agreement before he leaves office in a year's time, Bush said in a newspaper interview published Friday ahead of his arrival in the region next week.

Bush also said he plans to use his time in the Mideast to rally opposition to Iran's nuclear program, saying a recent U.S. intelligence report that claimed Iran had suspended its program did not mean the danger was over.

The interview was published Friday, in Hebrew, in the Israeli mass-circulation daily Yediot Ahronot.

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