(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - The U.S. should pressure the Palestinians financially in order to make the PA dismantle the terror infrastructure, Israel Radio on Friday quoted Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as saying. Speaking to visiting U.S. congressmen Thursday night, Sharon, said that the U.S. should also pressure Syria to stop transferring aid to terrorists. He added that Europe needs to declare Hamas and Islamic Jihad as terror organizations in order to stop the flow of funds to these groups. "I am committed to the road map and want to proceed, but unless the Palestinians meet their obligations - a war on terror and the dismantling of the terror infrastructure - it is impossible to make progress," Sharon said. In a message to Jerusalem from high-ranking administration officials, the Americans said that Israel need not desist from its policy of targeting terror operatives, but Israel should also take steps that prove its good intentions toward the Palestinians.
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