Israel plans to monitor Islamic Movement

The move comes after two Israeli Arabs who carried out car bombings last month in Haifa and Tiberias were linked to the movement.

Prime Minister Ehud Barak ordered the campaign after consulting with his cabinet ministers Sunday.

The measures include: monitoring the Islamic Movement's activities; reviewing the funding sources of institutions linked to the movement; and monitoring members of the Islamic Movement who travel to Jordan for gatherings of Islamic leaders.

Although Arab officials criticized the measures, some Israeli security officials said the moves did not go far enough.

The cabinet rejected some of the more severe measures recommended by the police and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency. These included sealing the home of a Amir Masalha, the cleric killed in the botched bombing in Tiberias.

Masalha is believed to have recruited the perpetrators of the two attacks in which the bombs apparently exploded prematurely, killing three of the perpetrators and seriously wounding an Israeli woman who was passing by.

The cabinet rejected recommendations to close down media linked to the Islamic Movement, including a newspaper and radio and television stations suspected of inciting against Israel.

Ben-Ami, who opposed such a crackdown on the media outlets, said the moderate stance taken by the government reflected its wish to adopt a pinpoint approach to the matter, rather than declare war on all of the Israel's Arab population.

Police Commissioner Yehuda Wilk denied media reports that police officials criticized the government's partial acceptance of their recommendations.

"It is not clear to me who the disappointed police officials are," Wilk told Israel Radio on Monday. "What was decided yesterday was to demonstrate determination and deal with the sources that led to the situation in which Israeli Arabs went to carry out an attack."