Washington, April 6, SPA -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice saysthe Bush administration will be helpful in the reconstruction of Gaza after Israel withdraws, but she is not ready to commit the United States to specifics in a project Israel estimates will cost it $1 billion. Rice, in an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press,also urged Israel not to engage in "wanton destruction" of the homes the 8,000 Jewish settlers will leave behindafter this summer's exodus. "There needs to be some coordination on what's beingdone," she said, "and I think there will be." Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meets with PresidentGeorge W. Bush at his Texas ranch next Monday. Sharon'schief of staff, Dov Weisglass, was in Washington Tuesday tohelp plan the agenda with Rice and Stephen Hadley, Bush'snational security director. Weisglass' talks will be followed by meetings Deputy PrimeMinister Shimon Peres is to hold this week with VicePresident Dick Cheney and other Bush administrationofficials. "Obviously, the disengagement is a huge historicalopportunity, and we want it to succeed," Rice said. She said the United States would help with reconstructionbecause "if the Palestinians are able to take over Gazaand turn this into an area that is prosperous over the longterm, that's going to be very much better for the wholepeace process."--SPA1305 Local Time 1005 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/252523