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| Netanyahu disavows Olmert's bid to reach peace with Syria |
| 2008-12-20 |
| Far-right Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday dismissed peace efforts with Syria led by interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. "The concessions made by the Olmert-Livni government to the Syrians do not and will not obligate a government that I shall head," Netanyahu, a former prime minister, told Israeli public radio. The indirect negotiations, mediated by the Turkish government, have been suspended pending Israeli parliamentary elections scheduled for February. No agreement has been reached, and therefore no concessions have been made, and Syria has never asked Israel to make concessions, only to heed international law by evacuating occupied territory. Netanyahu, of the Likud party, leads opinion polls ahead of the February 10 elections that will determine who will replace Olmert. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is his main competitor. Olmert heads to Ankara on Monday to discuss the Syrian negotiations, launched in May, with Turkish officials. He stressed on Thursday that "a peace accord with Syria is in the realm of the possible." He said the talks "have proven that there is a substantial chance to advance toward a peace agreement and they pave the way to direct negotiations." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Lord i pray that bibi would somehow be able to take control, and set aside the long olmert nightmare as a story to scare children. |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2008-12-20 10:26 |