The Israeli prime minister , Ariel Sharon , said in a statement that despite failures of Mr. Abbas to deal with terrorism as he had promised , Mr. Sharon recognized the need to support him and those Palestinians competing with Hamas , the radical Islamic faction that Israel and the United States consider a terrorist group .
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