(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - Meeting with Prime Minister Sharon in Paris Wednesday, French President Chirac called Syria a "threat to the stability of the region" and said he had "great concerns about the Syrians. Their psychology cannot be comprehended." However, Chirac disagreed with Sharon's approach to Hizballah, saying it plays "a stabilizing role" in Lebanon today. Chirac also asked that Israel allow France to supply the Palestinian forces with ammunition. Sharon, who had heard the request from U.S. Secretary of State Rice last Friday, responded to Chirac: "On Saturday an Israeli couple was murdered and one of the assailants was a uniformed Palestinian policeman. Why should we give him ammunition? They have ample ammunition." Sharon said that Abbas has 60,000 arms-bearing men, "but most of them are disloyal and do not obey him."
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