White House officials said the president talked on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, with both leaders agreeing on the need to avoid escalation and implement the Mitchell committee report.

CNN: El-Baz

Other senior government officials have weighed in to damp tensions, with President Abdullah Gul on Saturday stressing in a statement that police should exercise more restraint and calling on everyone to act "in a mature way" to avoid escalation.

WSJ: Turkish Protesters Return to the Streets

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