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Last update - 21:26 04/01/2008 Settlers council: Peres subjects pres. institution to extreme left By Haaretz Service Tags: Geneva Initiative  Yesha Council Chairman Danny Dayan attacked President Shimon Peres on Friday over his prospective participation in an event organized by the Geneva Initiative headquarters next week, Army Radio reported. "President Peres puts the presidential institution at the service of the extreme left," he said. He called on Peres to cancel his participation and "keep the dignity of the presidential institution intact." Peres is scheduled to take part in "an expert symposium to examine the processes that stem from the Annapolis pattern: an Israeli-Palestinian accord," which is organized by campaigners for the Geneva Initiative, a peace draft that was launched in 2003 by prominent Israeli and Palestinian politicians. Advertisement Among the speakers are retired and incumbent military and political officials, including former chief of staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, former prime minister Sharon's senior adviser Dov Weisglass, pollster Kalman Gayer and former military intelligence commander Major General (ret.) Shlomo Gazit. Yesha Council harshly criticized Peres for agreeing to participate, saying that "all the red lines have been crossed in the ongoing politicization of the presidential institution." The president's office was unavailable for comment, but the Geneva Initiative Director General Gadi Baltiansky said that "the efforts to de-legitimize any attempts to pursue peace are shameful. It is a professional event, attended by prominent security officials and statesmen, which will debate the prospects of bringing peace and security to the people of Israel." Bookmark to del.icio.us   A second visit? Peres invites Bush to visit Israel in May for Independence Day. After Iowa Is there room for both McCain and Giuliani's campaigns?   1.   Yesha Council: institutionalized terrorism 17:02  |  John 04/01/08   2.   Peres & Weisglass are not deferring to extreme left 17:10  |  Ussishkin 04/01/08   3.   #1 & the extreme left have taken over the Israeli system but the 18:06  |  joe 04/01/08   4.   What Danny Dayan would prefer.... 18:06  |  Esther 04/01/08   5.   Yesha Council and Pres. Peres 18:07  |  I. Slott 04/01/08   6.   Re Slott #4 18:54  |  Esther 04/01/08   7.   Olmert outsources Israels foreign policy all time, whats new ? 19:00  |  anyone but olmert 04/01/08   8.   Yesha rather making statement about itself than on the president 20:07  |  zmogus 04/01/08   9.   #2 00:45  |  howiej 05/01/08

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