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Leading Israeli authors, intellectuals call for truce with Hamas
By Shiri Lev Ari and Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent

A long list of prominent intellectuals recently signed a petition calling for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to negotiate a cease-fire with Hamas.

The signatories of the petition - which was organized by the sponsors of the Geneva Initiative and will be published today - include the novelists Amos Oz, A.B. Yehoshua, David Grossman, Meir Shalev, Judith Katzir, Eli Amir, Savyon Liebrecht, Yehoshua Sobol and Dorit Rabinyan.

The petition, titled "Agreement with [Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud] Abbas, cease-fire with Hamas," reads: "Israel has in the past negotiated with its worst enemies ... Now, the appropriate course of action is to negotiate with Hamas to reach a general cease-fire to prevent further suffering for both sides."

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"We believe Israel is facing an opportunity to promote the peace process ahead of the regional peace summit planned for November," the document continued. "We urge the prime minister to strive to reach tangible agreements with the leadership of the Palestinian Authority and not miss this opportunity."

Asked what impact he believes the petition will have, A.B. Yehoshua said: "Only reality will show how significant this petition will be."
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  1.   intellectual morons 03:46  |  real vision 24/09/07
  2.   Intellectuals???? 03:48  |  AL Burke 24/09/07
  3.   Why no truce? 04:07  |  Mark Lincoln 24/09/07
  4.   It`s insanity! 04:33  |  Yatke Klotz 24/09/07
  5.   It is a bad idea not for Israel but for the Palestinians 04:45  |  Empathy for Humanity 24/09/07
  6.   Negotiate terms of surrender 04:48  |  Amin Nusseibeh 24/09/07
  7.   Negotiate terms of surrender 04:48  |  Amin Nusseibeh 24/09/07
  8.   Negotiate terms of surrender 04:48  |  Amin Nusseibeh 24/09/07
  9.   Round up the usual suspects 05:00  |  Shalom Freedman 24/09/07
  10.   leftwing sh..t, get lost. 05:09  |  vladimir 24/09/07
  11.   #3 Lincoln - I`ll tell you why, since you ask 05:27  |  * BEN JABO 24/09/07
  12.   Why isn`t Aumann on the list? He`s got short and long term memory 05:29  |  Mike 24/09/07
  13.   intellectuals and authors 05:29  |  Connie 24/09/07
  14.   No Truce With Relentless Murderers 05:32  |  dyinglikeflies 24/09/07
  15.   Effecting the mindset of terrorists? 05:34  |  Jon 24/09/07
  16.   Abbas/Moderates MUST NOT BE Undermined. Hamas ISN`T "Equal"! 06:07  |  Proud Pal Defender 24/09/07
  17.   Israel will consider truces with friends only, not enemies 06:13  |  Natallie Durson 24/09/07
  18.   hey mark 06:16  |  vik 24/09/07
  19.   Why am I not an "intellectual?" 06:22  |  Miriam 24/09/07
  20.   Abbas/Moderates MUST NOT BE Undermined. Hamas ISN`T "Equal"! 06:33  |  Proud Pal Defender 24/09/07
  21.   Nice Try But... 06:36  |  Yosemite 24/09/07
  22.   Is this a sign for what will come from inside Israel? 06:40  |  nobodysacred 24/09/07
  23.   Truce with people who claim that they are commanded religiously 07:12  |  David Green 24/09/07
  24.   #22, Nobody sacred 07:37  |  Hannah 24/09/07
  25.   With one condition only..... 08:09  |  Esther 24/09/07
  26.   Leading? Whom are they leading 08:12  |  Daniel 24/09/07
  27.   HAMAS WON`T BEG FOR A TRUCE, BUT IT WILL BE READY FOR IT 08:16  |  indrajaya 24/09/07
  28.   "Leading intellectuals"? 08:21  |  Paul Kessler 24/09/07
  29.   Mantra of the self hating, exilic, pseudo progressive elites!!! 08:44  |  Ben Uziel 24/09/07
  30.   some "scholars" adopted a `leftist" position for a career niche.. 08:48  |  Pavel 24/09/07
  31.   THE APPEASE NOW CROWD!!!! 08:49  |  Jeremy 24/09/07
  32.   Amin - you`ve obviously never been to Israel 09:00  |  Duane Jager 24/09/07
  33.   hehe Amin @6-8 09:03  |  peter 24/09/07
  34.   Courage 09:04  |  David Kat 24/09/07
  35.   Pinheads in denial 09:25  |  Moshe 24/09/07
  36.   haaretz, pls define `intellectuals` 09:25  |  joe 24/09/07
  37.   Hamas NATURAL `partner` to negociate with 09:32  |  ME Observer 24/09/07
  38.   #10 vladimir 09:33  |  maoriboy 24/09/07
  39.   Who says Israelis do not have conscious? 10:03  |  Sam 24/09/07
  40.   Idiot Lincoln,was Churchill mistaken by not accepting the truce 10:07  |  Absolute Sweden 24/09/07
  41.   Intellectual stupidity 10:16  |  sptz 24/09/07
  42.   Israel was supporting Abbas over Hamas, I thought,how IDIOTIC.... 10:23  |  Pavel 24/09/07
  43.   more from the left wing morons who cannot see 10:34  |  victor hardman 24/09/07
  44.   #22 nothing is intelligent when sacred 10:37  |  victor hardman 24/09/07
  45.   Leading Israeli authors 11:07  |  khader herzallah 24/09/07
  46.   I`m Happy to see... 11:08  |  Edith 24/09/07
  47.   Interesting and long overdue first step,let us wait to see what 11:10  |  lakshmi 24/09/07
  48.   +1 for the moderates 11:12  |  POP 24/09/07
  49.   Voices of people with a brain 11:30  |  MA 24/09/07
  50.   POP on Israeli moderates 12:24  |  sh 24/09/07
  51.   "Intellectual" Betrayal of Peace Process 12:26  |  Scientist 24/09/07
  52.   #45 Khader Herzallah 12:35  |  Tzfonit 24/09/07
  53.   These Intellectuals should relocate to.. 12:37  |  Avi 24/09/07
  54.   Hopeful//// 12:41  |  Joe 24/09/07
  55.   Thank G-d US doesnt have idiots wanting to talk with Al-Qaida 12:43  |  teez el-nabi 24/09/07
  56.   Voices of people with a brain and no heart 12:44  |  Avi 24/09/07
  57.   These intellectuals are true left wingers 12:45  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 24/09/07
  58.   Why no truce? 12:48  |  Michael 24/09/07
  59.   ML 12:52  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 24/09/07
  60.   Stop press! News! 13:01  |  Esther 24/09/07
  61.   Deys is reel smaat guys. 13:03  |  Jay A Friedman 24/09/07
  62.   Proud Pal Defender (20),neither Mr. Abbas nor.. 13:07  |  Karl 24/09/07
  63.   Intellectuals think forward... 13:11  |  Ben Alofs 24/09/07
  64.   no 2; intellectuals 13:21  |  Daniel 24/09/07
  65.   do they...? 13:33  |  ravi 24/09/07
  66.   We Need More Voices (2nd try) 13:59  |  Tzfonit 24/09/07
  67.   #63 dr ben and the dream state of the intellectual 14:01  |  victor hardman 24/09/07
  68.   "do you have sane people in israel" 14:04  |  ravi 24/09/07
  69.   Negotiate terms of surrender Amin Nusseibeh 14:42  |  gogo 24/09/07
  70.   peace 14:44  |  s 24/09/07
  71.   Truce with Hamas 14:54  |  I. Barr 24/09/07
  72.   hanna 24 14:54  |  gogo 24/09/07
  73.   After Arafat 15:04  |  Ron 24/09/07
  74.   PALESTINE IS UN-REAL POLITIK; SYRIA FIRST 15:20  |  David Turner 24/09/07
  75.   68...fake ravi.... 15:20  |  ravi 24/09/07
  76.   #57 So called moderate Margie exonerates Israel 15:25  |  Labhras 24/09/07
  77.   to Hannah: I agree and I visualise that: 15:26  |  nobodysacred 24/09/07
  78.   Call the bluff - Let the intellectuals go meet Hamas 15:33  |  Joe Sittizen 24/09/07
  79.   ravi " a people of wisdom and talent" 15:33  |  aurora singh 24/09/07
  80.   intellectuals also supported hitler for the Nobel Peace Prize 15:34  |  CK Tan 24/09/07
  81.   ravi why do you have 250000 soldiers occupying kashmir 15:36  |  dr ambedhker 24/09/07
  82.   cease-fire would be OK in short-run, not "self-hatred" 15:49  |  Paul Freedman 24/09/07
  83.   CK interes