US President George W. Bush told Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on that Washington wants decisive action by the Palestinian authority against groups like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic jihad, the White House said.
The US leader met with Sharon at the White House after a string of deadly suicide bombings that killed more than two dozen Israelis and wounded hundreds.
Bush made clear what we demand from chairman (Yasser) Arafat and the Palestinian authority, “The immediate arrest of those responsible for these heinous acts and decisive action against the organisations like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic jihad that support them,” said White House national security spokesman Sean Mccormack.
Bureau Report