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Cabinet Communique 16/12/2001 |
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| 16/12/2001 |
1. Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer briefed the Cabinet on current
security issues noting that the attack near Emmanuel illustrates the
responsibility of the PA, and its leadership, for the continuing
campaign of terror against Israel. The PA knows very well what stands
behind the attack, and are very familiar with the preparations in
advance of the attacks, and the dangers embodied in it - and stood by
doing nothing.
Therefore, and in light of the intolerable situation, Israel has decided
that what Arafat will not do to root out terrorism, Israel will take
upon itself to do, as much as it takes.
Israel translated this decision into a series of continuing operational
steps, the goal of which is to damage the sources of terror, the
terrorist infrastructure, the terrorist collaborators and their
supporters; it is in this spirit that the security establishment is
operating.
Defense Minister Ben-Eliezer reviewed the IDF's operations over the past
number of days in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, and explained last night's
IDF operation in Beit Hanoun.
2. The Cabinet voted to authorize the Finance Ministry's proposal to
adjust (cut) the proposed 2002 budget by 6.15 billion shekels. The
Finance Ministry will present a number of alternative options for making
the adjustments to the Cabinet in a meeting to take place during the
course of this week. A vote on the specific details of the adjustments
will take place at the upcoming Cabinet meeting this week.
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