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Olmert: Israel to Test Whether Abbas Can Implement Agreements
[Jerusalem Post] Herb Keinon - Israel will condition any concessions to the PA on its ability to carry out its undertakings, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the cabinet Sunday. Olmert said he had decided to move forward with the current PA leadership because there were more dangers for Israel in continuing the status quo. "For the first time, there is Palestinian leadership that wants to reach peace based on two states living side by side in security, and where Israel will be a Jewish state," Olmert said. Abbas and Fayad genuinely want peace, he said, but the question is whether they can implement agreements. In light of the different leadership, Olmert said, it is necessary to "create a political horizon." However, "Israel will not carry out anything on the ground until the other side passes the test of implementing what it needs to," Olmert said.