Prime Minister Sharon met with the Knesset members of the National Union-Yisrael Beitenu party last night to discuss the security situation. One of the participants was MK Tzvi Hendel, who also happens to be a resident of Gush Katif. \"We sat and talked with Prime Minister Sharon for almost two hours,\" Hendel explained today. \"It would be wrong to say that I left the meeting more calm, with the sense that everything will be okay...But there is hope. This government has good intentions, but we told Mr. Sharon that the government\'s actions - its use of [Foreign Minister Shimon] Peres [to meet with PLO officials] for instance, does not reflect the approach we feel Israel should take...You don\'t speak to murderers, you hit them...\"
Hendel said that Sharon assured the concerned MKs \"just as he repeated to the media today - that he has a clear plan for battling the Arab terrorism...we didn\'t leave with clear answers to our concerns, but we were given a promise that we will see practical results in the days to come...\" Speaking on Voice of Israel radio earlier in the day, party colleague (Infrastructures Minister) Avigdor Lieberman was more confident of the government\'s direction. Lieberman asserted that within two months\' time, the government will have the situation totally under control.
Hendel said that Sharon assured the concerned MKs \"just as he repeated to the media today - that he has a clear plan for battling the Arab terrorism...we didn\'t leave with clear answers to our concerns, but we were given a promise that we will see practical results in the days to come...\" Speaking on Voice of Israel radio earlier in the day, party colleague (Infrastructures Minister) Avigdor Lieberman was more confident of the government\'s direction. Lieberman asserted that within two months\' time, the government will have the situation totally under control.