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Palestinians visit Israels parliament
Palestinian officials visited Israels parliament for the first time ever on Wednesday to meet their Israeli counterparts, as the two sides moved toward peace negotiations.
The meeting, which was attended by us on behalf of president Mahmud Abbas, was positive, said the head of the Palestinian delegation and member of Abbass Fatah party Mohammed Al Madani. We talked about how to make the peace process succeed, and about the Arab initiative and the dangers of the process collapsing, he told AFP. The meeting took place between current and former Israeli MPs, including members of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party and secular centrist Yesh Atid, which is in the ruling coalition. Israeli Labour Party member Hilik Bar said this meeting is to support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Abbas, and the negotiators in Washington. Posted by: Steve White 2013-08-02 |
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