No Abbas Pledge to Fight Terror
• Despite Palestinian Karni Attack and Israeli Diplomatic Cutoff

After the Karni terrorist attack Prime Minister Ariel Sharon resorted to diplomatic instead of military retaliation: he ordered preparations for a meeting with new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas broken off, government contacts with the new Palestinian administration cut, support for European economic aid to reach the Palestinians withdrawn, and the Gaza Strip sealed off from its vital supplies of food and medicines.
Source Article: DEBKAfile Political-Military Analysis