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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. (Jini Archives) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 17:18 30/12/2007 PM: Israel won't take security risks until PA fights terror By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, terrorism, West Bank  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that Israel would not take any security risks in its gestures to the Palestinians until the Palestinian Authority begins taking the necessary actions against terrorist groups. "As long as the Palestinian Authority does not take the required measures, with the required intensity, to fight terror groups, the State of Israel cannot make any changes that may expose it to dangers and create security hazards," said Olmert, at the outset of the weekly cabinet meeting. "We do not intend to compromise on this, and it will be an inseparable part of any dialogue between us and the PA," the prime minister added. Advertisement Olmert's comments came in the wake of Friday's deadly West Bank shooting attack, in which two Israelis were killed. Industry, Trade, and Labor Minister Eli Yishai said during the cabinet session that the attack was sufficient cause to call off negotiations with the PA. David Rubin and Ahikam Amihai, both in their 20s, were hiking with a woman from Kiryat Arba on Friday when four Palestinian terrorists opened fire on them from a jeep. Rubin and Amihai, who were soldiers on leave from the Israel Defense Forces, managed to return fire, reportedly killing one of the terrorists and injuring another, before they died. Their female companion was uninjured. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat called for an end to violence. "To address this issue between Palestinians and Israelis we need the resumption of a meaningful peace process," Erekat said. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Saturday that his security forces had arrested an unspecified number of suspects in the shooting. He said the detentions were proof of his government's determination to rein in Palestinian militant groups and impose law and order in the areas under its control. Fayyad's government controls only the West Bank, having lost authority of the Gaza Strip in June to Islamic Hamas militants. There were conflicting claims of responsibility for the attack from Hamas, which claimed it teamed up with Islamic Jihad, and the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a violent offshoot of Abbas' Fatah. Palestinian officials also said the gunmen may have been criminals caught off guard by the Israeli hikers. Related articles: PA premier Fayyad says suspects in killings of 2 Israelis caught by PA Soldiers killed on hike in West Bank eulogized for courage ANALYSIS / Nipping new W. Bank Jewish terror group in the bud Bookmark to del.icio.us Au revoir Assad Sarkozy says he'll cut ties with Syria over the Lebanon presidential crisis. Women march on Women in Black marks its 20th year, but the occupation continues.   1.   The Perfect Pretext 11:27  |  Clickfool 30/12/07   2.   PR 11:30  |  r.m. 30/12/07   3.   RIDICULOUS! NO RESPECT For Israel`s Peace Sabotage Manuevers. 11:45  |  Proud Pal Defender 30/12/07   4.   It is about time that Israel starts showing some backbone! 11:58  |  Marabu 30/12/07   5.   what this means is that the quisling is being a little less of 12:26  |  lakshmi 30/12/07   6.   The pretend world of Israeli/Palestinian peace 12:52  |  Natallie Durson 30/12/07   7.   Here we go again! 12:56  |  Paulo 30/12/07   8.   Click, lakshmi, defender & Co. you are all absolutely correct 13:15  |  Marabu 30/12/07   9.   Back to square `zero` 13:25  |  Nechama 30/12/07   10.   #1 Pretext exists, but callof won`t happen 13:43  |  Philip 30/12/07   11.   #6 nutullies upside down world of comment 13:43  |  victor hardman 30/12/07   12.   Israel is learning how to behave from the BEST example: PA! 14:07  |  anti-clickfool 30/12/07   13.   Nechama 14:15  |  Philip 30/12/07   14.   Here we go again blame Israel for Fatah 14:26  |  Hilda 30/12/07   15.   Palestinian "terror" always welcomed 14:28  |  Marlene N. 30/12/07   16.   Israel Never Learn From Britain 14:47  |  Ruth 30/12/07   17.   Marlene: this is not a competition 15:02  |  Alicia 30/12/07   18.   Yishai - It is time for Shas to leave this farce government 15:43  |  Zev 30/12/07   19.   Yishai on the Hamas payroll? 17:22  |  Axel 30/12/07   20.   PM:Israel wan`t take security risks .......... 17:45  |  Sam Popack 30/12/07   21.   18. are there any jews left in the sephardi? 17:59  |  roots 30/12/07   22.   Founded by terrorists, it ENDS in terror 18:17  |  Cristo 30/12/07   23.   CORRECTION: Manuevers Should Be Maneuvers. 18:57  |  Proud Pal Defender 30/12/07

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