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FM Shalom: Dahlan Not Resolved to Confront Terror
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Initial signs from the Gaza Strip indicate that new Palestinian Authority security chief Muhammad Dahlan is not bent on confronting the terrorist organizations, but rather wants to bring them under his wings, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told the cabinet on Sunday. He said Dahlan is trying to convince the terrorist groups that it is in the Palestinian national interest to refrain from attacks. Shalom told the cabinet that PA Prime Minister Abbas, before beginning to work on the road map, will want to strengthen his position vis-a-vis Arafat and opposition Palestinian groups. Only after he has established his hold on power, Shalom said, would he be able turn to negotiations with Israel. Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the cabinet that as long as the PA does not actively wage a war against the terrorist infrastructure, Israel will continue to do so on its own. Mofaz told the cabinet there has recently been a wave of attempted attacks, supported by Teheran and Damascus, the vast majority of which have been foiled by the IDF.