Mr. Bush 's announcement , a significant reflection of an increasing administration role in the Middle East , was in his State of the Union address as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepared to leave on Thursday for Europe , Israel and the West Bank to discuss more steps to be taken by Israel and the Palestinians to ease tensions between them .
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