Israel’s Security Cabinet called on the United States and the international community to declare that Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah are “terrorist organizations against which immediate action must be taken,” according to the Jerusalem Post. During a phone conversation, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell about the three groups, which were not among the organizations President Bush recently said would have their assets frozen.
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