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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=321615&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y

IDF Concerned by Lack of PA Action Against Terror Cells

(Ha'aretz) - Amos Harel Some senior army and Shin Bet officers are becoming increasingly critical of the Palestinian government's apparent refusal to act against terrorist organizations. Security officials have recommended that Prime Minister Sharon meet his commitment to free a few hundred Palestinian prisoners soon, but to avoid any other prisoner releases or goodwill measures until the Palestinians prove their intentions are serious. "A problematic reality has been created," said one senior security official. "The Israeli public is charmed by talk of calm and the end to violence, while the terror groups are in effect preparing for a renewal of attacks." Security sources say Israel frequently passes information about terror plots to the PA, but Palestinian security services make do with "warning chats," or at most arrest people for a day or two.

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