[Ha'aretz] Shahar Ilan - Head of the Shin Bet security service Yuval Diskin said Monday that Israel need not expect a wave of terror if the upcoming peace summit in the U.S. is deemed a failure. Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Diskin said that "the high expectations and possible failure of the summit could definitely spark high motivation for terror attacks, but not with the intensity of the terror wave of October 2000." He added that he believes that the Palestinian public is exhausted and lacks leadership. Diskin expressed his objection to handing responsibility for security in the West Bank over to Palestinian security forces, saying the Palestinians are aware of their inability to maintain security.
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