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November 19, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1069129370915&p=1008596981749

Powell Rules Out New Palestinian Hudna

(Jerusalem Post) Gil Hoffman - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell ruled out American support for a new cease-fire between the PA and terrorist organizations on Tuesday, telling Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom in Brussels that the U.S. will insist on the PA fighting terror. "Another cease-fire cannot be the solution," Powell told Shalom. "We will judge the new Palestinian government only by its performance." � � Senior officials in Shalom's delegation denied reports that Powell issued heavy-handed criticism of Israeli policies in the settlements. "When the Americans want to bash us, they do it without any hesitation," Shalom's chief of staff Ron Prosor said. "Powell wasn't being confrontational. His language was very moderate, as if he was merely trying to go through the motions."

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