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Sharon: Israel Waiting for Results
(Jerusalem Post) - Herb Keinon Jerusalem took a wait-and-see approach to Wednesday's Palestinian cabinet agreement. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday, "Israel and its citizens want peace...but it is important that the person who stands on the other side fights terror and also wants peace." One senior Israeli diplomatic official said Jerusalem is waiting to see whether Mahmoud Abbas and his government "can pass the test of performance, not declarations." He said this will depend on the extent to which Arafat is distanced from security and financial policy inside the PA. "To the extent that this happens, and the new government is independent," he said, "we will reciprocate and respond positively."