(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Prime Minister Sharon has made clear that any intra-Palestinian hudna (declaration of truce) is not enough. Sharon reiterated Israel's demand that the PA dismantle the terrorist organizations, not make agreements with them. He said that political agreements with Hamas and Islamic Jihad would not lead to their disappearance, and that the longer Abbas put off tackling the terrorist organizations, the harder the job would be. "The cease-fire that the Palestinians are working toward does not mean the renunciation of the terrorism option and is no solution; therefore, we will not agree to it," Sharon said. He warned that Hamas and Islamic Jihad would not renounce terrorism, that they would merely hold their fire until it was once again convenient, then they would renew their terrorist war.
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