Palestinians denies secret contacts with Israel

A Palestinian source close to the Israeli prime minister elect Ariel Sharon denied what he had described as a secret contact channel between Sharon and officials at the Palestinian Authority, noting that all contacts between the two sides are made in open.

The Israeli radio said that the statements of the Israeli side, whose name was not disclosed came as a comment on what was rumored that the head of Palestinian preventive security department in the West Bank Jibril Rajoub held talks with officials at the US Intelligence Agency ( CIA) on establishing a secret contact channel between the Palestinian Authority and Sharon.

The source accused Sharon of making statement about this secret channels to reinforce his position in the Palestinian Authority, the Israeli radio reported.