Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced today that he will not agree to a Palestinian state before the cabinet deliberates the issue. Speaking at Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Sharon acknowledged that there has been a decrease in terrorism, but attributed it to the IDF\'s initiated operations and not to a change in Arafat\'s policy. Sharon reiterated that there will be no \"diplomatic negotiations\" with the PLO under fire, rather \"negotiations for a cease-fire.\" Regarding the Abu Ala - Peres agreement in the making, Sharon said that there are many problems with it. The Prime Minister added that in the event that a cease-fire is achieved, he himself would lead any diplomatic negotiations.