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| Israel freezes transfer of Palestinian towns |
| 2005-02-26 |
| (Reuters) - Israel will freeze plans to transfer security control of West Bank towns to the Palestinians until they crack down on Islamic Jihad after a suicide bomb attack, Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Saturday. See who steps up to the plate, Paleo-side "The defence minister said that at this point the process of transferring Palestinian cities to Palestinian control is frozen until Israel ... evaluates whether (Palestinian President Mahmoud) Abbas's government is indeed taking the necessary steps against Islamic Jihad and other terror groups," an Israeli defence ministry spokeswoman said. The process of transferring towns to Palestinian control had already been stalled during talks between Israeli and Palestinian security officials, which began after leaders of both sides declared a truce at a summit on Feb. 8. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #1 Plans frozen? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-26 11:18:28 PM |