Palestine: PNA Says Confrontation Could End Within 24 Hours

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From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Subject: [Peoples War] Palestine: PNA Says Confrontation Could End Within 24
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Saturday, January 26, 2002 2:45 PM


      PNA Says Confrontation Could End Within 24 Hours

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      Xinhuanet 2002-01-26 09:58:46
     

         GAZA, January 25 (Xinhuanet) -- The Palestinian National Authority
      (PNA) cabinet said Friday in a statement that it is possible to
      have a ceasefire and an end to the ongoing confrontations with
      Israel.
         "If the U.S., Russia, Europe and the United Nations have a
      serious attitude to ending the crisis, a ceasefire would be
      possible for ending the current confrontations within 24 hours,"
      said the statement.
         Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat chaired a meeting at his
      Ramallah headquarters that had been under the Israeli army
      blockade since December 3 last year, where Israeli tanks are just
      a few feet away from.
         "Tanks must end their blockade on President Arafat, pull out
      from towns and villages, the trilateral talks must be resumed and
      be headed by U.S. peace envoy Anthony Zinni," said the statement.
         The Palestinian leadership said that the Palestinian commitment
      "is not enough to implement the ceasefire, end violence and
      confrontations. There must be a more deep, serious and
      comprehensive Arab and international role."
         Israel Radio reported that Israeli F-16 warplanes carried out
      air strikes on Friday night on Palestinian security installations
      in the West Bank city of Tul Karm and the Gaza Strip.
         The Israeli army said in a statement that the strikes were in
      response to a Palestinian suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv earlier
      in the day that wounded 26 people, three of them seriously.
         The PNA cabinet said that it condemns all attacks and violence
      that would hurt innocent civilians no matter whether they are
      Israelis or Palestinians, adding that "it is important to avoid
      those civilians any confrontations."
         The PNA called upon militants to stop all attacks against
      Israel, adding that the attack on Israel "would never serve the
      national interests of the Palestinian people."
         "We urge Europe and the United States to pressurize Israel to
      end its military and security measures and actions against the
      Palestinians in order to be able to implement the ceasefire," said
      the statement.  Enditem
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