U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the new Palestinian government must get tougher on terrorists like those responsible for a bombing that rattled the resurgent Mideast peace process. But she is praising both Israelis and Palestinians for showing restraint. She also says other countries must help the Palestinians' new president, Mahmoud Abbas, by contributing money and political support. The secretary was attending a British-led conference on Palestinian reform, where she planned to meet with Abbas on Tuesday. The conference is intended to help bolster the Palestinian Authority ahead of Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and four settlements in the West Bank and to prepare for eventual statehood.
