Israeli Cabinet's "declaration of war" on the PA

The Israeli Declaration - March 29, 2002

"The Cabinet convened in special session tonight against the
background of a serious escalation in Palestinian terrorism.

"The Cabinet approved the principles of a wide-ranging plan of action
against Palestinian terrorism.

"Israel will work to defeat the Palestinian terror infrastructure in
all its parts and ingredients, and to that end it will conduct a
wide-ranging operation to achieve that goal.

"(Palestinian leader Yasser) Arafat, who set up a coalition of terror
against Israel, is an enemy and at this stage will be isolated.

"The Cabinet approved mobilization of army reserves as a result of the
operational requirements."