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Last update - 19:29 05/04/2008
Min. Ben-Eliezer: Israel only holding virtual negotiations
By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Marwan Barghouti, Ehud Barak 

Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer on Saturday said that if Israel was interested in achieving peace, it had no choice but to free jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti.

"Current negotiations [between Israel and the Palestinian Authority] are only virtual negotiations," Ben-Eliezer said, adding "only the release of Barghouti could change things around."

Asked about the current Palestinian leadership, Ben-Eliezer said "I have great respect for [Mahmoud] Abbas and Salam Fayad, but everything is now in the hands of Hamas. At this rate Hamas will soon take over the West Bank. The only person who could put a stop to that is Barghouti."
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The minister then responded to questions regarding Labor Chairman Ehud Barak's leadership, saying Barak lacked necessary support for his political decisions. "Barak changed a lot," Ben-Eliezer said. "He is more interested in listening and receiving advice."

Ben-Eliezer then unleashed an attack on Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, and stated "I am confident the Israeli public does not forget that it was Netanyahu who cut off 90 percent of the population's needs, while taking care only of the top ten percentile."


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      1.   Ben-Eliezer is half right 16:15  |  Natallie Durson 05/04/08
      2.   Actions and words 16:29  |  Mark Lincoln 05/04/08
      3.   Ben Eliezer..we are listening, go on..! 16:43  |  Stephen. 05/04/08
      4.   A better future for the Arabs of Judea, Samaria and Gaza. 16:45  |  Jean Van Daem 05/04/08
      5.   Eliezer in fantasyland 16:51  |  Brod 05/04/08
      6.   Releasing Yassin not enough,oaf Eliezer doesn`t won`t to owe up 16:52  |  Absolute Sweden 05/04/08
      7.   why not give amnesty to Bin-Laden while your at it 16:56  |  Avi 05/04/08
      8.   Free Barghouti 16:58  |  Paul 05/04/08
      9.   Letting a murderer go free will bring peace??? 16:58  |  Avi 05/04/08
      10.   Finally, a voice of sanity 17:36  |  Steiener 05/04/08
      11.   Fuad`s mouth is bigger than 17:54  |  ChanahS 05/04/08
      12.   Freeing One Man is NOT the Answer 18:00  |  Mark of Lewiston 05/04/08
      13.   to first 5 comments 18:13  |  bibliovitz 05/04/08
      14.   An honest politician 18:14  |  peter 05/04/08
      15.   Physical Mass x Insight 18:17  |  David 05/04/08
      16.   Terrorists dont know how to run a country. Should be executed. 18:18  |  Haldrik 05/04/08
      17.   Imprison Ben-Eliezer who conspires with Israels enemies 18:23  |  Haldrik 05/04/08
      18.   Peace with the Arabs. 18:24  |  Jean Van Daem 05/04/08
      19.   NO MORE TERRORISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 18:31  |  Haldrik 05/04/08
      20.   #11 - So how come a terrorist became PM of Israel already? 18:34  |  Don Camillo 05/04/08
      21.   "Not Actual", I`ll tell you why 18:35  |  Joe 05/04/08
      22.   WHAT IS HE SMOKING? 18:35  |  shtikipedia 05/04/08
      23.   There will never be a Palestinian state 18:37  |  MARK KLEIN, M.D. 05/04/08
      24.   If that is what it takes 18:42  |  Gee 05/04/08
      25.   Ben Eliezer on Barghouti release 18:49  |  Erasmus 05/04/08
      26.   PINNING PEACE HOPES ON CONVICTED MURDERER, TERRORIST, BARGHOUTTI 19:03  |  david p 05/04/08
      27.   The Bible tells me so 19:56  |  hollingsworth 05/04/08
      28.   We can live together 20:00  |  Jordanian 05/04/08
      29.   The Bible tells me so 2 20:02  |  hollingsworth 05/04/08
      30.   Absolute 20:12  |  Knut 05/04/08
      31.   Brod in Fantasyland 20:15  |  Black Israel 05/04/08
      32.   Haldrik 20:27  |  Hal 05/04/08
      33.   Haldrik 20:46  |  Black Israel 05/04/08
      34.   Israel should study British statecraft and appoint governors 20:51  |  Machiavelli 05/04/08
      35.   To Haldrik 20:57  |  Stunner 05/04/08
      36.   Black Israel #24 21:15  |  Brod 05/04/08
      37.   And nations others are even more corrupt 21:16  |  Haldrik 05/04/08
      38.   To those of you who think terrorism is legitimate protest 21:19  |  Haldrik 05/04/08
      39.   Hal, don`t be too hard on Brod 21:40  |  hollingsworth 05/04/08
      40.   Brod, please! 21:58  |  hollingsworth 05/04/08
      41.   Educating Brod 22:02  |  hollingsworth 05/04/08
      42.   #20 don when was beigin ever convicted of terrorism ? 22:03  |  v hardman 05/04/08
      43.   "Synagogue of Satan" is a certain group of Nonjewish Christians 22:43  |  Haldrik 05/04/08
      44.   Ben Eliezer is an idiot , a virtual minister , an insane freak 23:02  |  Sal 05/04/08
      45.   #16 Haldrik .. joke of the day 23:16  |  maoriboy 05/04/08
      46.   New Testament: the "man of sin" is the Pagan Roman Emperor 23:33  |  Haldrik 05/04/08
      47.   Maoriboy ... joke of the decade 23:57  |  Haldrik 05/04/08
      48.   Ben-Eliezer - This Jackass Was Also DM (Yikes) 00:02  |  Tod Zuckerman 06/04/08
      49.   Eli is oft off mark. Why wld Hamas then also demand his release? 00:05  |  Neanderthal Watch 06/04/08
      50.   Fouad is 100% right about the virtual negotiations! 00:23  |  Bedouin 06/04/08
      51.   haldrick`s sources arouse my curiosity 00:26  |  hollingsworth 06/04/08
      52.   #Haldrick. "The man of Righteousness." 00:40  |  Maureen Ann 06/04/08
      53.   haldrik is half right 00:46  |  hollingsworth 06/04/08
      54.   With the right amount of $$ Abbas&Barguti go over to Hamas 00:49  |  sam 06/04/08
      55.   Can Natallie Durson please get cancer and die, someday soon 01:19  |  Steve Randolph 06/04/08
      56.   No Choice 01:42  |  steve dill 06/04/08
      57.   The "man of sin" is the pagan Roman Emperor 01:59  |  Haldrik 06/04/08
      58.   New Testament is a collection of Jewish documents 02:30  |  Haldrik 06/04/08
      59.   Hamas freeing Bargouti would be huge... 04:06  |  Aphemia 06/04/08
      60.   elizer 04:40  |  victor 06/04/08
      61.   The Dead Sea Scrolls were written by ancient Jews 05:03  |  Haldrik 06/04/08
      62.   haldrik and the N.T. 05:41  |  hollingsworth 06/04/08
      63.   Such a crime! 06:41  |  Mark Lincoln 06/04/08
      64.   Fuad Ben Eliezer: Israel`s new spokesman. 06:50  |  Fortuna Benmayor 15/04/08
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