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Livni: Time is running out for peace process
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent

Opposition leader Tzipi Livni on Thursday warned that time was running out on achieving a peace deal with the Palestinians, saying "we mustn't delay the inevitable with useless diplomatic moves."

"Time is not working in favor of those who want to retain Israel's Jewish identity, and time is not in favor of moderate powers in the region," Livni declared at a conference of the Fisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies in Herzliya.

Days before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled trip to Washington, the former foreign minister said that the idea of a bi-national state for two peoples was "a strategic threat, no less menacing than any other threat."
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Livni addressed Iran's controversial nuclear program, saying that "the strength of the civilian public is a central component of our national strength, and these are important to consider in the decision making process. We mustn't arrive at a place that will harm our national strength. The use of terms like 'holocaust' in regard to threats is problematic in this case."


"Israel of 2009 is a strong country, capable of making decisions," Livni went on to say. "Therefore, we have to make it clear that all the options are on the table. But the reference to the Holocaust that was inflicted on the Jewish people before we had a protective power, is inappropriate."

In reference to the situation in the Gaza Strip, Livni said that "the new government mustn't enter into a cease-fire. Israel must not conduct dialogue with Hamas. Such dialogue, with the exception of [prisoner swap negotiations over captive IDF soldier Gilad] Shalit, will legitimize the terror organization and create a strategic problem that will bolster extremists at the expense of moderates in the area."
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  1.   Time is running out for peace process 01:13  |  Giideon Ben Yoash 15/05/09
  2.   It was Jordan King who said so. It`s now livni turn 02:40  |  Joseph.E 15/05/09
  3.   to Gideon Ben Yoash #1 02:55  |  zeev 15/05/09
  4.   Can Someone Tell Me What Is The Palestinian Peace Proposal? 03:39  |  Confucious and Dazey 15/05/09
  5.   #2 Maybe it makes her knowledgeable, Joseph E 04:46  |  Johnboy 15/05/09
  6.   One of the endless cliches in the Middle East. 04:59  |  Fortuna Benmayor 15/05/09
  7.   "a strong country capable of making decisions" 05:00  |  Fortuna Benmayor 15/05/09
  8.   Livni is wrong 05:03  |  Brod 15/05/09
  9.   A strong country? (4th try) 09:57  |  zeev 17/05/09
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