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...synagogue, unless another is being built. The chief rabbi of the army was able to find a rather hair-splitting justification for dismantling the synagogues entirely, which the army went to Israel's High Court to defend. After doing so, the army found itself undermined when Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz backed down and voted against the destruction of the synagogues in the cabinet last weekend. That's why the synagogues remained standing. Despite the shock and anger registered by Israeli political leaders after the burning of the synagogues, there's a general acknowledgement among Israelis on the street that, after...
...trust between Abbas and the Israelis. Abbas didn?t accuse Hizballah directly, but said ?there is a third party that is interested in sabotaging this period of quiet.? Israeli politicians have thus far restricted themselves to urging the Palestinians to track down those responsible. (Late Saturday, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz accused Syria of involvement; Damascus denied the charge.) If that restraint holds, perhaps the spirit of co-operation still has a chance to survive...
...Sharon's preferred method of dealing with Arafat, in the new situation, may be to expel him from the West Bank and Gaza. Israeli media report that Israeli officials sense a softening in the Bush administration's opposition to such a move, and Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz will visit Washington next week to petition the Bush administration to lift its prohibition against physically removing Arafat. It's unlikely, however, that the PA would survive such a move - and Qureia appeared to be warning that the Palestinians themselves won't try to keep it going if the leadership...
...Mossad, the country's international espionage organization, and military intelligence were not able to locate them. The committee, headed by Foreign Affairs and Defense Chairman Yuval Steinitz, heard classified testimony last week from the army's chief of staff and intelligence head, and will soon call Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and the head of the Mossad, Meir Dagan...
...making "dangerous" threats against Damascus. Even America's allies were taken by surprise. "It was never Britain's intention to take on Syria in this manner," says a London official. Only in the Arab world was there a sense of clarity: the bullying was all about placating Israel. Shaul Mofaz, Israel's Defense Minister, practically said as much in a newspaper interview: "Israel has a long list of issues we are thinking of demanding of the Syrians, and it would be best done through the Americans...