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"Mofaz: Abbas secures cease-fire with Hamas, Islamic Jihad"
haaretz.com ^ | January 23, 2004 | Arnon Regular
Posted on 01/23/2005 12:04:49 AM PST by HAL9000
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has secured an agreement with leading Palestinian militant groups for a cease-fire of about a month, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Sunday morning.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad had agreed to the cease-fire in return for a future role in the Palestinian Authority, Mofaz told Israel Radio in an interview.
"As far as we understand, there is an agreement between (Abbas) and the heads of Hamas and Islamic Jihad for a cease-fire for a certain period ... about a month," said Mofaz.
Officials from Abbas' Palestinian Authority and the two militant groups were not immediately available for comment on Mofaz's comments. Abbas has been holding cease-fire talks with militant factions in the Gaza Strip in the last few days."
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"Over 250 People on Cruise Get Stomach Virus"
Sunday, January 23, 2005
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. —
Michael Sheehan, a spokesman for Royal Caribbean International (search), described the illness as "your typical 24-hour stomach virus and nothing more" and blamed a sick passenger for bringing it on board.
The Mariner of the Seas was also being checked for bacteria, the company said."