Israel cannot and will not release terrorists with blood on their hands, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Thursday.
"There will be no more unilateral steps. The prime minister's word cannot be interpreted in two ways," he said.
He added that Israel would refuse to recognize upcoming elections in the PA, should Hamas participate.
Shalom's comments were made in the lead up to next week's expected summit between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Amman.
The two leaders are set to meet next week to discuss the principles agreed upon at the Sharm summit in February and to try to renew the peace process following Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank.
In preparation for the meeting, Sharon's senior advisor Dov Weisglass and Chief PA Negotiator Saeb Erekat are set to meet Friday.
Shalom: Israel has ties with Indonesia
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported earlier that Israel is planning to offer Abbas additional goodwill gestures in a bid to boost his position vis-à-vis the Hamas.
The moves considered by Israel include opening up a safe passage between Gaza and the West Bank, removing Israeli forces from Palestinian towns, allowing the return of wanted terror suspects expelled to Europe and the release of more Palestinian prisoners.
Shalom publicly announced for the first time Thursday that there are ties between Israel and Indonesia.
There have been reports in the past that Shalom met with the Indonesian foreign minister at the United Nations, however the foreign ministry had refused to comment on such reports.
- Diana Bahur - Nir contributed to the report