(Ha'aretz) Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel - Israel has conveyed messages to the Palestinian Authority over the past few days that it must contain the recent riots in the West Bank, stop PA officials from participating in them, and keep them from turning violent, Palestinian sources told Ha'aretz. Israel also told the PA it must reduce incitement regarding the Temple Mount and Jerusalem and curtail its campaign against the use of Israeli products. If the PA does not cut down on the incitement and keep the riots and boycott campaign in check, Israel will reduce cooperation with the PA and increase its arrests in Palestinian-controlled areas. Over the past few months, the Israel Defense Forces has been limiting the entry of troops into PA areas to make arrests. Israeli security sources say they sense that the PA is taking an active part in organizing the riots, but at this point a third intifada does not appear imminent.
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