Tel Aviv, May 04, SPA -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Ricesaid she will ask Israel to remove more physical barrierserected in the West Bank. In a busy day Sunday, Rice was scheduled to hold a seriesof meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, includingthree-way sessions with the Israeli foreign minister andthe Palestinians' chief negotiator, and another withIsrael's defense minister and the Palestinian primeminister. The Bush administration also would like to see speedierprogress toward a political settlement between Israel andthe Palestinians, a goal of President George W. Bush in hisfinal year in office, Rice said Saturday en route to Israeland the West Bank for weekend meetings, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/552427