Sheetrit: Israel must negotiate peace with Arab states on the basis on the Saudi initiative - Haaretz

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Sheetrit: Israel must negotiate peace with Arab states on the basis on the Saudi initiative

By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent

In an interview with Haaretz published Thursday, senior cabinet minister Meir Sheetrit (Kadima) said that Israel should hold permanent peace negotiations with Arab states based on the Saudi initiative.

Sheetrit also said that Israel should agree to negotiate over the Golan Heights if Syria halts its support of terrorism.

The 2002 Saudi peace plan spoke of full Arab recognition of Israel in exchange for a full return to the pre-1967 borders.

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In the interview, Sheetrit outlined his proposal in place of Olmert's convergence plan. Sheetrit is Olmert's rival within Kadima, and does not hide his ambition to "be prime minister one day."

"Kadima committed to reaching an arrangement and shaping Israel's borders. We should wait until we have a Palestinian partner, and we will help them establish a stable and thriving state," said Sheetrit. "They don't want to? So they'll remain as they are."

"I propose that Olmert initiate a process in collaboration with the Americans and talk to the Arabs about the Saudi initiative," Sheetrit added. "I believe he realizes he must embark on a political process. I hope he will work toward achieving permanent peace."

Sheetrit said that only when there is peace "will the fig leaf of security cease to hide our nakedness when it comes to social affairs."

Earlier in the month, Sheetrit said Israel should invite the Saudis for talks on the initiative, Sheetrit said, adding that he had made the suggestion to then-prime minister Ariel Sharon when the Saudi plan was made public, and that he had told Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "to invite the Saudis to come to Israel" to discuss the peace plan.

"Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas] could be invited to this discussion, to have a concrete discussion and finally, once and for all, to finish the matter one way or another. In other words, if you want peace, ahlan wasahlan we welcome you, we are prepared to make far-reaching concessions and to fix the permanent borders of the State of Israel."

Asked about earlier Sheetrit's comments, government spokeswoman Miri Eisin told reporters: "These are not the Israeli government's ideas. These are his [Sheetrit's] ideas."

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1.	Sheetrit: Another blithering moron	06:50	\|	dave	19/10/06

2.	i don`t see more realstic option	07:00	\|	Simon Mohameed	19/10/06

3.	Israel must negociate peace	07:21	\|	Shmuelshachor	19/10/06

4.	There is a difference between Must and Should	07:31	\|	Joseph E .	19/10/06

5.	"We wait until we have a Palestinian partner. They dont want to?"	07:39	\|	AV	19/10/06

6.	Sheetrit`s a fool	07:52	\|	David Teich	19/10/06

7.	sheetrit	07:55	\|	Mordechai	19/10/06

8.	Syria Will Never Halt It`s Support Of Terror!	08:08	\|	Yosemite Sam	19/10/06

9.	2002 BEIRUT ARAB SUMMIT	08:14	\|	Lebanese	19/10/06

10.	Sheetrit	08:35	\|	Avraham	19/10/06

11.	Sheetrit sounds like Akiva`s twin	08:52	\|	Joel Susser	19/10/06

12.	No partner	08:55	\|	native son	19/10/06

13.	Saudi plan	08:56	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	19/10/06

14.	Saudi plan talks about settling pal "refugees" in Israel	08:57	\|	Absolute Sweden	19/10/06

15.	correct way forward	09:06	\|	maral	19/10/06

16.	we love dirt more than we love our children	09:11	\|	ronald	19/10/06

17.	blind trust	09:27	\|	eliezer	19/10/06

18.	# 8 Lebanese , Nice try , Now Catch This	09:40	\|	Joseph E .	19/10/06

19.	Cipora there wil be no `giving up` of the refugees demands	09:59	\|	Ronnie Wolman	19/10/06

20.	Israel should first of all ban the use of the t-word	10:01	\|	fritz	19/10/06

21.	To #18: Joseph E	10:11	\|	An Arab Neighbor	19/10/06

22.	This Guy Was in Likud?!	10:18	\|	Simon	19/10/06

23.	No Israeli Partner	10:21	\|	Paulo	19/10/06

24.	shetreet is a fool	10:25	\|	zadok the priest	19/10/06

25.	shetreet you are not prime ministerial material	10:28	\|	zadok the priest	19/10/06

26.	well maybe if we beg enough they would accept us.	10:30	\|	fagin	19/10/06

27.	Joel Susser	10:31	\|	Walid	19/10/06

28.	#19 Ronnie, Joseph E	10:37	\|	Itsik	19/10/06

29.	Joseph E.	10:39	\|	Walid	19/10/06

30.	should we engage?	10:40	\|	fagin	19/10/06

31.	Israel`s Survival depends on Holding the Golan and Plateau	10:45	\|	Lemmings Hotline	19/10/06

32.	#23 Paulo Lisbon	10:51	\|	Itsik	19/10/06

33.	bravo sheetrit	10:53	\|	freddy	19/10/06

34.	Eternal lack of trust	11:01	\|	Maral (upper case M)	19/10/06

35.	# 21 An Arab Neighbor	11:08	\|	Joseph E .	19/10/06

36.	ISRAEL WANTS PEACE... WHILE KEEPING OCCUPIED LANDS	11:10	\|	Messaoud	19/10/06

37.	Lost it!	11:21	\|	Neil	19/10/06

38.	#21 Arab neighbor	11:27	\|	Daniel	19/10/06

39.	Fagin you are wrong	11:33	\|	Ben Sina	19/10/06

40.	# 29 Walid	11:39	\|	Joseph E .	19/10/06

41.	FOOLS & DREAMERS	11:50	\|	Asher	19/10/06

42.	Sane thinking	11:55	\|	John of Jordan	19/10/06

43.	to: Cipora Julianna Kohn	12:06	\|	John of Jordan	19/10/06

44.	do it sheetrit	12:37	\|	war`spsychohell	19/10/06

45.	The path to peace is through talking? No. No it isnt.	12:48	\|	Sane thinking	19/10/06

46.	#13 Zipporah	12:52	\|	Peter Dale	19/10/06

47.	Well, here`s a ray of sunshine!	13:25	\|	sh	19/10/06

48.	Meir Sheetrit	13:39	\|	Maureen Ann	19/10/06

49.	"Right of Return" is NOT a legal right but rather a demand. But	13:43	\|	Shlomzion	19/10/06

50.	2002 Beirut plan	13:44	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	19/10/06

51.	israels best and last chance	13:46	\|	ravi inder singh	19/10/06

52.	Itsik: Choices	13:56	\|	Ronnie Wolman	19/10/06

53.	OK all you guys who can not see what is in front of them	13:56	\|	Johnboy	19/10/06

54.	To the insane thinker	13:57	\|	Maral	19/10/06

55.	53: Tried a mirror, johnboy?	14:12	\|	David Teich	19/10/06

56.	#36 Messaoud	14:12	\|	Johnboy	19/10/06

57.	Why not a token Right of Return Shlomzion?	14:22	\|	Michael	19/10/06

58.	Must Israel negotiate peace with Arab states? - At first,.......	14:23	\|	Vittorio	19/10/06

59.	Maran. We are all for talking. We have done it. We have agreed	14:24	\|	Shlomzion	19/10/06

60.	Sheetrit has Oslo Psychosis	14:28	\|	Bennie	19/10/06

61.	re: Itsik #32	14:35	\|	Paulo	19/10/06

62.	SYRIA IS AN OCCUPIED TERRITORY BY AND IS NOT A REAL NATION	14:37	\|	Like it is.	19/10/06

63.	GOLAN IS AS JEWISH AS JERUSALEM	14:39	\|	Liberation	19/10/06

64.	Michael (57).Token right of return.......	14:39	\|	Shlomzion	19/10/06

65.	Sheetrit, Zipi Livni, Olmert: `suicide era` leaders	14:42	\|	Alan	19/10/06

66.	GOLAN WAS NEVER SYRIAN, AND NEVER WILL BE.	14:44	\|	Law and Order	19/10/06

67.	to number 63 and 66	15:34	\|	Syrian	19/10/06

68.	Absolut (#14)	15:43	\|	Wiktor	19/10/06

69.	The Only Sensible Solution is Shiteet`s Suggestion	15:56	\|	Yaakov Sullivan	19/10/06

70.	Zadok, a little common sense is called for	15:57	\|	BwanaVic	19/10/06

71.	Negotiating peace	16:05	\|	Adel	19/10/06

72.	AT THIS MOMENT WHEN HAARETZ KEEPS ..	16:06	\|	Jeff	19/10/06

73.	Like it ISN`T!	16:07	\|	Wiktor	19/10/06

74.	HAARETZ WONT PRINT MY COMANT	16:14	\|	mohameed	19/10/06

75.	so wiktor i guess you have scrapped your retirement	16:17	\|	zadok the priest	19/10/06

76.	ben sina we cannot avoid the word	16:22	\|	fagin	19/10/06

77.	Syrian, 67, Compromise	16:28	\|	Shlomzion	19/10/06

78.	bwanavic is "sad really sad"	16:29	\|	zadok the priest	19/10/06

79.	re: Like It Is #62	16:29	\|	Paulo	19/10/06

80.	#67 Syrian	16:31	\|	Itsik	19/10/06

81.	re: Liberation #63	16:32	\|	Paulo	19/10/06

82.	Peace talks	16:33	\|	Peter in Beirut	19/10/06

83.	wiktor "a simple question for a simple mind"	16:33	\|	zadok the priest	19/10/06

84.	#50 Margie on the CBR of Palestinians	16:48	\|	Ziad	19/10/06

85.	Starting Position	17:00	\|	Avi Yerushalmi	19/10/06

86.	#67 Compromise ?	17:11	\|	Sam Weinstein	19/10/06

87.	Lets do it again	17:20	\|	peter	19/10/06

88.	SYRIA MUST GIVE UP SOME LAND FOR PEACE	17:24	\|	Lella Portokales	19/10/06

89.	Sheetrit: Negotiate on Basis of Saudi Plan	17:31	\|	Martin	19/10/06

90.	Olmert is wrong, Sheetrit is half-right	17:32	\|	Judge Judy	19/10/06

91.	#66 to law and order	17:34	\|	maoriboy	19/10/06

92.	SHEETRIT CORRECT & WE`RE PROCRASTINATING AS USUAL	17:45	\|	Smadar	19/10/06

93.	Arabs willing to compromise	17:47	\|	peter	19/10/06

94.	Shlomzion 77 is wrong, Syria 67 is right	17:51	\|	Judge Judy	19/10/06

95.	WRONG SHLOMZION!!!	17:54	\|	john of Jordan	19/10/06

96.	#86 Peter,your comments allow for no compromise	18:03	\|	Ronnie Wolman	19/10/06

97.	what a naive fool	18:26	\|	ralph	19/10/06

98.	John of Jordan 94 is wrong on the law, Shlomzion 49 is wrong too	18:41	\|	Judge Judy	19/10/06

99.	The Saudi Plan	18:45	\|	David	19/10/06

100.	Judge Judy. Perhaps you should stay with judging matters in New	18:47	\|	Shlomzion	19/10/06

101.	John of Jordan	18:59	\|	Shlomzion	19/10/06

102.	#95 Ronnie- my ear was itchy	19:11	\|	peter	19/10/06

103.	#11 Joel Susser	19:34	\|	Boycott	19/10/06

104.	Shlomzion 98, your appeal is rejected	19:37	\|	Judge Judy	19/10/06

105.	Eldar is right.	19:47	\|	tadchase	19/10/06

106.	#63 GOLAN IS AS JEWISH AS JERUSALEM	19:47	\|	Jimmy	19/10/06

107.	Judge Juddy. You dismiss the Ayalon-Nuseiba plan "irrelevant,	19:48	\|	Shlomzion	19/10/06

108.	#43, John of Jordan	19:49	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	19/10/06

109.	Peter	19:53	\|	Walid	19/10/06

110.	Saudi Plan is nothing New - except Saudi	19:55	\|	Bruriah Sarah	19/10/06

111.	58 - You are so right	19:57	\|	Bruriah Sarah	19/10/06

112.	Ronnie Wolman	19:57	\|	bev	19/10/06

113.	Sheetrit	19:58	\|	Dale	19/10/06

114.	peter-Did you get my message Yesterday	20:01	\|	Gabe1	19/10/06

115.	93 - What makes you think there will be peace	20:03	\|	Bruriah Sarah	19/10/06

116.	Smadar #91	20:08	\|	Gabe1	19/10/06

117.	#46, Peter Dale	20:11	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	19/10/06

118.	UN mistake	20:12	\|	Jim	19/10/06

119.	Talk is the ONLY solution! Why not take a chance?	20:12	\|	Le Maudit Anglais	19/10/06

120.	Ronnie #95	20:18	\|	Gabe1	19/10/06

121.	Nice to see	20:36	\|	Pssd Off American	19/10/06

122.	Peace with Syria	20:37	\|	Jim	19/10/06

123.	Peter,your reason has petered?????????	20:41	\|	Ronnie Wolman	19/10/06

124.	#94 "the law is the law" ! This is nonsense.	20:47	\|	Nixcola	19/10/06

125.	Bev: the Saudi Plan	20:50	\|	Ronnie Wolman	19/10/06

126.	#94 "the law is the law" ! This is nonsense.	20:57	\|	Nicolas	19/10/06

127.	Shlomzion 105, another appeal rejected for poor logic	21:00	\|	Judge Judy	19/10/06

128.	Gabe 1:The Market Price	21:02	\|	Ronnie Wolman	19/10/06

129.	Is Islamic Jihad Invited to the Peace Conference?	21:03	\|	Harry D	19/10/06

130.	#36 Messaoud	21:12	\|	Jim	19/10/06

131.	#97 Judy	21:14	\|	john of Jordan	19/10/06

132.	Saudi "peace" plan, de-Orwellized	21:19	\|	MG	19/10/06

133.	To 46. Peter dale. What is a race ?	21:21	\|	Altalena	19/10/06

134.	John of Jordan 43 is wrong, Cipora 106 is mostly wrong	21:23	\|	Judge Judy	19/10/06

135.	Refugee problem	21:31	\|	Guido	19/10/06

136.	Le Maudit Anglais: 2-0 Tottenham in the UEFA	21:32	\|	Ronnie Wolman	19/10/06

137.	# 119 Pssd of American	21:33	\|	Jim	19/10/06

138.	Dale	21:35	\|	Walid	19/10/06

139.	Believe in the future	21:41	\|	Honi	19/10/06

140.	#148 Zipporah	21:53	\|	Peter Dale	19/10/06

141.	#107 Walid pt.2	22:08	\|	peter	19/10/06

142.	Israelis beware!	22:14	\|	bad leb	19/10/06

143.	Israelis beware!	22:14	\|	bad leb	19/10/06

144.	126: Future for whom?	22:25	\|	Bruriah Sarah	19/10/06

145.	63: Golan & Jerusalem History	22:32	\|	Bruriah Sarah	19/10/06

146.	america says hamas must accept the roadmap Israel says we must ac	22:32	\|	zionist forever	19/10/06

147.	40 MORE YEARS	22:45	\|	GOODY	19/10/06

148.	Le Maudit Anglais # 117 Hot Air	22:47	\|	Jeff Northridge	19/10/06

149.	To: #126 Honi from Denmark	22:58	\|	Jim	19/10/06

150.	To: #126 Honi from Denmark	22:58	\|	Jim	19/10/06

151.	#123 Ronnie W. Thanks I needed that!	23:05	\|	Le Maudit Anglais	19/10/06

152.	Saudi "peace" plan, de-Orwellized	23:10	\|	MG	19/10/06

153.	War is the ONLY solution! Let`s not waste time.	23:12	\|	AV	19/10/06

154.	British Mandate`s purpose was to implement Balfour Declaration	23:35	\|	AV	19/10/06

155.	Jim	23:46	\|	Pssd Off American	19/10/06

156.	shlomzion 1967	23:52	\|	John	19/10/06

157.	#27 Walid	00:12	\|	Harry D	20/10/06

158.	Shlomzion 105, another appeal rejected for poor logic	00:14	\|	Judge Judy	20/10/06

159.	John of Jordan 43 is wrong, Cipora 106 is mostly wrong	00:15	\|	Judge Judy	20/10/06

160.	Twaddle AV	00:48	\|	Mark Lincoln	20/10/06

161.	ARAB STRATEGY CAN NOT BE ALLOWING TO WORK	01:02	\|	JAY	20/10/06

162.	Flaws with Saudi Initiative...	01:09	\|	BouSameer	20/10/06

163.	dear ronald, when did making deals w/the devil ever work out?	01:10	\|	jay	20/10/06

164.	ALERT:BG, David Ibn Avigdor and now Judge Judy	01:10	\|	Gabe1	20/10/06

165.	G-D IS NOT AMUSED BY SECULAR HUMANISTIC MADNESS ??	01:25	\|	Bill.	20/10/06

166.	to le maudit anglais	01:26	\|	jay	20/10/06

167.	Ronnie- agronomists and pragmatists	01:45	\|	peter	20/10/06

168.	Walid- don`t be presumptuous	01:53	\|	peter	20/10/06

169.	Gabe1- I got the message	01:56	\|	peter	20/10/06

170.	# 131 Honi , # 142 Jim	02:12	\|	Joseph E .	20/10/06

171.	bad leb - dont hate b/c daddy likes us more	02:12	\|	jay	20/10/06

172.	The land belongs to Jews	02:29	\|	AV	20/10/06

173.	They haven`t done anything with what they have already	02:34	\|	d.dor	20/10/06

174.	The UN is illegal	02:37	\|	AV	20/10/06

175.	JUDY to be Sentenced to Psycho Evaluation	02:49	\|	Joseph E .	20/10/06

176.	# 157 Jay."Almost" of the West Bank was the problem.	03:13	\|	Le Maudit Anglais	20/10/06

177.	Sheetrit is fooling the world	03:13	\|	Jay T.	20/10/06

178.	To #126	03:36	\|	michel	20/10/06

179.	hows about,,,,	03:39	\|	alan	20/10/06

180.	#147 AV states something he can not back up	03:39	\|	Johnboy	20/10/06

181.	cipora you are wrong	03:44	\|	John	20/10/06

182.	John of Jordan 124 wrong, AGAIN!	03:46	\|	Judge Judy	20/10/06

183.	Peter Dale	03:56	\|	John	20/10/06

184.	Jay Lets talk German Cars	03:59	\|	Ronnie Wolman	20/10/06

185.	Sarah Future?	04:01	\|	j	20/10/06

186.	AV	04:06	\|	John	20/10/06

187.	Entire Arab-Israel conflict explained in less than 20 lines	04:46	\|	MG	20/10/06

188.	161 - Future	05:20	\|	Bruriah Sarah	20/10/06

189.	Israel needs regime change	05:50	\|	zionist forever	20/10/06

190.	le maudit anglais	06:00	\|	jay	20/10/06

191.	Ronnie - read more thoroughly next time	06:19	\|	jay	20/10/06

192.	MG`s 20-line history. I think I see a flaw.	06:49	\|	Johnboy	20/10/06

193.	#133, Peter Dale	07:01	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	20/10/06

194.	ETHNIC CLEANSING OF JEWS MUST BE STOPPED AT ALL COSTS!!	07:09	\|	sam	20/10/06

195.	#152, Judge Judy	07:21	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	20/10/06

196.	Peter	07:24	\|	Walid	20/10/06

197.	Response to MG- entire conflict explained	07:33	\|	Reality Checker	20/10/06

198.	Gratitude to American sponsors	07:47	\|	Reality Checker	20/10/06

199.	peace with Arab	08:12	\|	ralph	20/10/06

200.	Egypt is a SECULAR government, not an Islamicist government	09:18	\|	AV	20/10/06

201.	Peace? what peace!!	09:22	\|	Josef	20/10/06

202.	Judea is Judaic! Jews must NEVER be ethnically cleansed	09:33	\|	AV	20/10/06

203.	Judy and Cipora (182). I wish to add a small matter to Cipora`s	09:35	\|	Shlomzion	20/10/06

204.	Sam, Philly	09:39	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	20/10/06

205.	Schlomzion, Cipora Kohn - right of return	10:00	\|	BouSameer	20/10/06

206.	#93, peter	10:35	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	20/10/06

207.	#200 AV - read it again.	10:43	\|	Johnboy	20/10/06

208.	Ben Sina -- what maps are you looking at	12:07	\|	bbl	20/10/06

209.	Paulo did you know...	12:10	\|	bbl	20/10/06

210.	Reality Checker -- This is why you will never win	12:15	\|	bbl	20/10/06

211.	#117 Cipora	19:36	\|	Peter Dale	20/10/06