Israeli National Infrastructure Minister Ariel Sharon said the Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians must be revised. Sharon reiterated to reporters Friday that Israel must retain a 5- to 7-mile wide security zone along the border between Israel and the West Bank and a second 12-mile wide zone along the Jordan River.
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