Mahmoud Abbas is determined to halt terrorism from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel’s military intelligence chief said. But Maj. Gen. Aharon Ze’evi-Farkash told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday that while the Palestinian Authority president favors nonviolent tactics in pursuing a Palestinian state, his goal is no different than Yasser Arafat’s.
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