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Weekly Cabinet meeting 10.8.2003 |
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Weekly Cabinet meeting 10.8.2003 |
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| (10/08/2003) |
At the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday), 10.8.2003:
1. Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Yaalon briefed ministers on security events
of the past few days. The Chief-of-Staff said that Israel has noted
Hizballahs attempt to heat up Israels northern border and added that
Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallahs speech in Jibsheit attested to the
organizations plight given the fact that while Palestinian prisoners are
being released, his organization has not succeeded in procuring the release
of any Lebanese prisoners. Hizballah attacked IDF positions on Mt. Dov last
Friday with mortars and anti-tank rockets. The IDF was prepared for the
attack. The Chief-of-Staff said that given the situation in the north, the
IDF was prepared for the possibility that the attempted attacks would
continue.
Regarding the Palestinian sphere, the Chief-of-Staff said that last Friday
morning, the IDF arrested fugitives in Nablus and other places in Judea and
Samaria under Israels security control. The action was carried out against
those organizations that have engaged in concrete, immediate attacks or that
has been involved in manufacturing bombs and Kassam rockets.
Chief-of-Staff Yaalon also briefed ministers on IDF actions in the Gaza
Strip. He noted that the Palestinian authority could show greater
determination and be more effective in acting against and dismantling the
terrorist organizations. He added that the Palestinian street does not
support a return to terror.
Israels response to the situation which has been created in recent days in
Judea, Samaria and Gaza is to continue counter-terrorist operations and
arrests in the areas under its control, while gradually easing restrictions
on the Palestinian population in places where this is warranted by the
security situation.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon responded to ministers comments on the
Chief-of-Staffs remarks and said that there would be no move forward on
implementing the issue of a provisional Palestinian state before the
Palestinians have fully and completely carried out their binding
commitments. This has been made very clear.
2. Science and Technology Minister Eliezer Sandberg briefed ministers on the
agreements that have been signed with the Canadian and Indian space
agencies.
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