Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 5

31-January-2005

Political Comment (31 January 2005)

Israel has resumed political contacts with the Palestinians.

Israel And Palestinians Talking Again

After Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas persuaded militant groups in Gaza to observe a cooling down period and deployed security forces to prevent rocket attacks on Jewish settlements in Gaza or across the Israeli border, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon issued a statement on 26 January saying that...