[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA:

1. Spin after Hamas exploited decision of Sharon and Olmert administrations
to ignore reality and avoid addressing the smuggling from Egypt to Gaza
Strip: "fall of Gaza to Hamas is an opportunity"

2. Spin after Fatah terrorists exploit proposed timeout to murder Israelis
"now that Fatah has regained the respect of the Palestinian street by
murdering Israelis they will be strong enough to make peace"

3. Spin after the next shipment of weapons America supplies are turned
against Israel "now the world appreciates the sacrifices Israel made to try
to bolster Mahmoud Abbas"

4. Spin after successful mega attack murders thousands of Israelis "this
opens a window of opportunity for the IDF to act without concern for bad
press".]

Olmert to bring 'package of gestures' for Abbas to summit
By Aluf Benn and Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondents Last update - 07:29
22/06/2007
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873849.html

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will bring a "package of gestures" for
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to Monday's summit in Sharm
el-Sheikh.

The summit meeting, to be attended by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and
Jordan's King Abdullah II as well, is meant to show support for Abbas and
the emergency government he formed in the West Bank this week, following
Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip.

At Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting, Olmert will ask the ministers to approve
a decision to resume talks with Abbas' government, headed by Salam Fayad.
Israel suspended contact with the PA government when Hamas won the
Palestinian parliamentary elections 18 months ago. Resuming ties will be
dependent on the Fayad government's accepting the conditions posed by the
Quartet of Middle East peacemakers - recognizing Israel, disavowing violence
and honoring previous agreements.

Ahead of Sunday's cabinet session, Olmert will meet with Defense Minister
Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to finalize the proposed
concessions to Abbas. He will also hold consultations with the army top
brass.

The proposed "package of gestures" will center on releasing tax monies that
Israel collected on the PA's behalf but withheld after Hamas's election. It
remains unclear which part of the $600 million in question will be
transferred to Palestinian coffers. The cabinet will be asked to approve the
release in principle, leaving the practical details for later.

A government source in Jerusalem said Thursday that more concessions will be
offered, but that a prisoner release is not on the agenda.

Defense establishment officials said that several steps "tolerable from
Israel's standpoint" could be taken to ease the Palestinians' daily lives.
Among the potential concessions under discussion are removing some of the
checkpoints in the West Bank to increase Palestinians' freedom of movement;
encouraging investors - primarily from the Arab world - to build industrial
plants in the West Bank; stopping the hunt for Fatah operatives in the West
Bank; and agreeing in principle to let the Americans supply arms to the PA.

The last two matters were raised earlier this week at a meeting among the
head of the Civil Administration in the territories, Brigadier General Yoav
Mordechai; the commander of the Judea and Samaria Division, Brigadier
General Yair Golan; and the PA's chiefs of national security and
intelligence. One of Abbas's advisers also attended.

A defense official said Thursday that the army is leaning toward maintaining
the current quantity of arms in the West Bank, which means allowing the
replacement of worn-out weapons only. However, the possibility of permitting
the Palestinians to operate armored personnel carriers will probably be up
for discussion as well, he said.

Regarding the hunt for Fatah operatives, the official quoted Palestinian
participants at the meeting as saying that if Israel desists, the PA will
move to dismantle the armed militias and arrest terrorists.