Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak called the deadly hit-and-run attack an “abominable crime” and tightened a blockade of Palestinian-ruled areas. Barak said Israel would continue to fight for the right of the Jewish people to live in a sovereign homeland. Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat dismissed the incident as a “road accident.”
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