Israeli police arrested 500 illegal Palestinian workers in a new crackdown. Tuesday’s dragnet came as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered a no-tolerance policy toward Palestinians — among them potential terrorists — who infiltrate Israel from the West Bank. Also detained by security forces were the brother and father of an Islamic Jihad suicide bomber who killed five people in Netanya on Monday. In response to that attack, Israel sealed the West Bank and closed its crossing points into the Gaza Strip. A Defense Ministry source said Israel could resume its controversial policy of demolishing the family homes of suicide bombers if the Palestinian Authority does not crack down on terrorists as required by the U.S.-led “road map” peace plan.
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