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Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Thursday that this week's European vote supporting a UN General Assembly resolution against the separation fence encourages the Palestinians to continue avoiding their obligation to fight terrorism. He made the comments during a joint press conference in Tel Aviv with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana after meeting with him for an hour. Click here to join a discussion on the fence. "The government and people of Israel are deeply disappointed by Europe's decision to vote with the Palestinians and against the fence," Shalom said. "The EU should be engaged in promoting Palestinian reform...