Abbas says terrorism must stop

Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas has renounced terrorism against Israel.

The new Palestinian leader today renounced all terrorism against Israel, a crucial step sought by President George Bush as he brought the two sides together in a bid to advance Middle East peace.

“We repeat our denunciation and renunciation of terrorism against the Israelis wherever they might be,” Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas said, standing at a podium alongside Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the Jordanian port of Aqaba.