(Ha'aretz) Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Saturday that Israel is ready to open negotiations with the Palestinians immediately after Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen shows he has control on the ground and prevents terror activities. Shalom also said Israel is prepared to send humanitarian aid "to relieve the situation of the Iraqi people." Shalom is in the U.S. this week for talks with Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice.
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