Sunday, July 17, 2005

Sharon: Playing hard ball with terrorists?

AP reports Prime Minister Ariel Sharon issued his sternest warning yet to Palestinian militants on Sunday, vowing no restraint in stopping the surge of violence that has left a Mideast truce in tatters ahead of Israel's Gaza Strip pullout.

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the weekly Cabinet meeting that Israel would launch a "massive, prolonged and intricate" military strike if the Palestinian Authority didn't curb militants who have sent rockets and mortar rounds into Israel in recent days, a meeting participant said.

Condoleezza Rice and an Egypt delegation will be making a trip to Israel to see if they can calm things down. Good Luck. This is one three ring circus, with Abbas as the ring leader.

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