Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon planned to convene his Security Cabinet to discuss a series of Palestinian terror attacks. Sharon, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer were expected to discuss whether to continue with plans to withdraw Israeli troops from Bethlehem.
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