National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu leaders, meeting last night with Prime Minister Sharon, set down several conditions under which they would retract their pre-assassination decision to resign from the government. These include the following:
* Sharon must declare the PA a terrorist-sponsoring entity, as he promised in the past.
* Sharon must make a declaration against the formation of a Palestinian state, nullifying his previous statements in support of one.
* The army must re-take the Abu Sneineh and Haret A-Sheikh hills overlooking the Jewish neighborhoods in Hevron.
* Steps must be taken to strengthen Judea and Samaria, such as additional construction permits in accordance with the coalition agreement, construction in Ma\'aleh Adumim to better connect it with Jerusalem, bypass roads, and permanent construction in Hevron.
* The status quo on the Temple Mount must be restored whereby Jews will be allowed to visit the site; the Waqf\'s heavy equipment must be removed from the site; and there must be tight police supervision over the Arab construction there.
Arutz-7\'s Haggai Seri told National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman today that he appears to have toned down his anti-government stance of eight days ago when he and the late Minister Ze\'evi tendered their resignation (which never took effect). \"You\'re right, and I\'m not hiding it,\" the Minister answered. \"We\'re not looking for excuses to leave the government, because we would rather stay in. But it must be a national unity government, not a nationalist leftist government. Yesterday we met with Prime Minister Sharon to hear if there are any changes following the terrible murder of Gandhi. We think that he has acted correctly in the last few days, but we still want to see how he will act in light of the American pressure, and we will convene again to make our final decision in a few days.\"
* Sharon must declare the PA a terrorist-sponsoring entity, as he promised in the past.
* Sharon must make a declaration against the formation of a Palestinian state, nullifying his previous statements in support of one.
* The army must re-take the Abu Sneineh and Haret A-Sheikh hills overlooking the Jewish neighborhoods in Hevron.
* Steps must be taken to strengthen Judea and Samaria, such as additional construction permits in accordance with the coalition agreement, construction in Ma\'aleh Adumim to better connect it with Jerusalem, bypass roads, and permanent construction in Hevron.
* The status quo on the Temple Mount must be restored whereby Jews will be allowed to visit the site; the Waqf\'s heavy equipment must be removed from the site; and there must be tight police supervision over the Arab construction there.
Arutz-7\'s Haggai Seri told National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman today that he appears to have toned down his anti-government stance of eight days ago when he and the late Minister Ze\'evi tendered their resignation (which never took effect). \"You\'re right, and I\'m not hiding it,\" the Minister answered. \"We\'re not looking for excuses to leave the government, because we would rather stay in. But it must be a national unity government, not a nationalist leftist government. Yesterday we met with Prime Minister Sharon to hear if there are any changes following the terrible murder of Gandhi. We think that he has acted correctly in the last few days, but we still want to see how he will act in light of the American pressure, and we will convene again to make our final decision in a few days.\"