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Since Monday, when we suggested that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' refusal to take meaningful actions against terrorist groups was jeopardizing the peace process, the situation has continued to deteriorate. Meanwhile, some Israelis are threatening armed resistance against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from some settlements.
On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces sought to stop continuing efforts spearheaded by the Damascus-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad to rebuild a West Bank terrorist infrastructure that was decimated in Israel's 2002 military campaign. IDF troops tried to arrest two armed members of PIJ in the West Bank. A firefight ensued after the fugitives barricaded themselves inside a house. Israeli troops subsequently killed both men.See the full content of this document
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Locking Horns in Israel
Later that same day, Hamas, still smarting from Mr. Abbas' decision to indefinitely postpone parliamentary elections, responded by launching...
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