81. The Israeli cabinet ratified Sunday the transfer of power to the Palestinians on the West Bank in eight more fields as part of the autonomy accords, officials said. 82. The Israeli cabinet was scheduled to meet on Wednesday following the Middle East economic summit in Morocco. 83. The Israeli cabinet was to meet on Tuesday to decide its response. 84. The Israeli cabinet, under heavy pressure from the US, voted at a marathon meeting Sunday to approve the plan and Arafat announced his acceptance hours later. 85. The Israeli inner cabinet decided yesterday in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to continue the blockade of Palestinian president Yasser Arafat. 86. The Israeli cabinet also condemned Iranian and Syrian backing for Hezbollah operations. 87. The Israeli cabinet is to meet on Wednesday in Jerusalem to endorse the handover of further civil powers to the Palestinians on the West Bank. 88. The Israeli cabinet met Monday to discuss suspending work on extending a Jewish settlement on the West Bank which the PLO has warned could threaten the peace process. 89. The Israeli cabinet on Sunday declared an all-out war against HAMAS and decided a series of anti-terrorist measures. 90. The Israeli cabinet ratified Sunday the accords which include a four-stage redeployment of Israeli forces on the West Bank over about two years. |