PA Won't Disarm Gunmen

(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh and Herb Keinon - PA Foreign Minister Nasser al-Kidwa declared on Saturday that the PA had no intention of disarming Palestinian militias as demanded by the road map. Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert responded Sunday that the PA's refusal to disarm the terrorist organizations was the equivalent of hiding a bomb in the negotiating process. Meanwhile, two Islamic Jihad-affiliated terrorists jailed in connection with the Feb. 25 Tel Aviv Stage nightclub bombing who were released by the PA over the weekend are now "fair game," an official in the Prime Minister's Office said on Saturday. An Israeli official said that this "revolving door" policy for prisoners was a symptom of the PA's lack of control.


2005-06-14 00:00:00

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