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Homepage  Archive  Cabinet Meeting Press Releases  2002  December  At the weekly Cabinet meeting December 01, 2002
At the weekly Cabinet meeting December 01, 2002
Cabinet Meeting  
01/12/2002
At the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday), 1.12.2002:

1. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon noted that today is World Aids Day and
commented that, "We are marking World AIDS Day today. I want to say
that the battle against this disease is of great important for the
general Israeli public. The activities of the Committee for the War
Against AIDS and the Health Ministry are part of an important and
essential public service. It is our responsibility as citizens of the
State of Israel to do everything possible to fight the disease on one
hand and to help those suffering from it, and their families on the
other.

2. Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz briefed ministers on current security
matters and noted the rising cycle of terror attacks and the increased
pressure as a result of a greater number of attempted attacks by
different terror organizations in the Palestinian Authority. The
Defense Minister emphasized that the widespread attempts to perpetrate
terror attacks, by all terror organizations, is extraordinary, and that
the security services are able to thwart many of them. The Defense
Minister detailed a long list of attacks that have occurred, including
the terror attack in Kenya in which three Israelis were killed and
dozens more were wounded, and the attempted attack against the Arkia
flight. Defense Minister Mofaz briefed the cabinet on the evacuation of
Israelis from Kenya.



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