Dear readers
Here is the digest for March 2sd, 2005

1-Progress with no hurdles; impossible
Analysis – Ghassan Andoni

Following the suicide attack in Tel Aviv, which took the lives of 5
Israelis, Israel's government froze relations with the Palestinian
Authority, halted both the process of transferring West Bank cities
and the release of the 400 more prisoners. In practice brought to halt
the full process initiated by the Sharm's summit.

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analysis.htm


2- Blair: London summit emphasized PA security obligations
IMEMC & Agencies Wednesday

The London conference called the PA to meet security obligations to
enable it to combat militant groups, Britain's Prime Minister Tony
Blair said Tuesday in an interview to Israeli TV Channel 2.

"Everybody who has spoken today has condemned the terrorist act in Tel
Aviv," Blair said.

"There is very strong emphasis on the right security structures in
order to make sure that anybody engaged in terrorism is taken on
internally by the Palestinian authorities," Blair said.

"There is a clear consensus in the international community now that a
viable Palestinian state means a state viable in its territory but it
also means a state viable as a partner for Israel," Blair added.

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