Ha'aretz reports that Security sources question hudna's viability

Security sources in Israel on Wednesday appeared somewhat pessimistic about the continuation of the hudna after Tuesday's suicide bombings in Rosh Ha'ayin and Ariel. "If the current trend continues, the hudna will merely have been a temporary interlude before the next round of violence," a senior source said. "At the moment, the likelihood of another round seems high."

The major reason for pessimism, apart from the continual erosion of the cease-fire, is the Palestinian Authority's obvious weakness. Israelis are becoming increasingly frustrated by the fact that Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and his security affairs minister, Mohammed Dahlan, are not able to "deliver the goods."