(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Prime Minister Sharon told visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Bondevik Sunday that despite the recent positive change in the atmosphere, Israel did not intend to halt construction of the security fence. "As long as terror continues, we will continue to build the fence," Sharon said. Sharon told Bondevik that Israel was willing to go a long way toward helping Abbas assert his authority, but that he must actively fight the terrorists, something he has not yet done. Sharon has adamantly expressed his opposition in recent weeks to European attempts to "short-cut" the road map and jump directly into final status negotiations before the PA has fulfilled its road map obligations to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
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