Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided that Israel will not cooperate with a U.N. panel making a fact-finding mission to the Jenin refugee camp. Sharon reached the decision because, among other things, the criteria for appointing the panel members differed from those agreed upon by Israel, and does not include enough persons with military background, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz.
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