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Last update - 08:09 04/07/2008
Peres: No chance of peace with Palestinians
By Yossi Verter
Tags: Palestinian, Peres 

President Shimon Peres believes there is no chance of an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

Peres, the one-time proponent of a "new Middle East" made this statement last Saturday at a dinner with the Jordanian and French ambassadors in Defense Minister Ehud Barak's Tel Aviv apartment.

At the end of the meal an argument erupted between the Jordanian envoy, Ali Ayed, and a well-known "dovish" attorney, who said Israel had no chance of reaching an agreement with the Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas' leadership. Barak supported his guest's hawkish stance.
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At a certain point, Peres intervened, surprising the participants by joining the attorney's prediction. "It would be very hard to reach an agreement," Peres said, due to the Hamas-Fatah split.

He said Abbas had no support among his people, no power to carry out security agreements and that any agreement Israel and the PA made crumbled a day later due to the PA's weakness. Therefore there is no chance of agreement, he summed.

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      1.   Right on target 05:45  |  Brod 04/07/08
      2.   The ball is in "Palestine`s" court 05:55  |  dyinglikeflies 04/07/08
      3.   Peres knows what he`s talking about. 06:21  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/07/08
      4.   HERE WE GO AGAIN;TODAY THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR PEACE TOMORROW THEY 06:56  |  glenna 04/07/08
      5.   True, but Israel should not sit still 07:04  |  David G 04/07/08
      6.   peres 07:21  |  DOV KORET 04/07/08
      7.   Glenna - why are you so ignorant of history? 07:35  |  Art Skell 04/07/08
      8.   Peres, your buddy Olmert brought the Hamas to power 07:38  |  Israeli taxpayer 04/07/08
      9.   just an excuse 07:52  |  natan 04/07/08
      10.   Right on target 08:00  |  Natallie Durson 04/07/08
      11.   If They Talk, They Starve 08:08  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/07/08
      12.   Peres Becoming Unsenile in His Old Age 08:12  |  Mark 04/07/08
      13.   jaffa pogrom 08:14  |  zichron 04/07/08
      14.   Lies, again. Settlements prevent peace 08:16  |  www.kibush.co.il 04/07/08
      15.   Peres forgot one word - `EVER` 08:17  |  Natasha 04/07/08
      16.   Peres forgot one word - `EVER` 08:17  |  Natasha 04/07/08
      17.   how can you say that? 08:30  |  bashar 04/07/08
      18.   Good Morning Mr. Peres 08:49  |  Choni Davidowitz 04/07/08
      19.   It took him long enough 09:02  |  Zev 04/07/08
      20.   Recognising the utter pointlessness of talking to their Uncle Tom 09:09  |  Clickfool 04/07/08
      21.   Peace Requires Changing Cultures 09:13  |  John Isenhower 04/07/08
      22.   A better future for the Arabs of Judea, Samaria and Gaza. 09:27  |  Jean Van Daem 04/07/08
      23.   The Oslo peace process didn`t have any chance to bring peace. 09:29  |  Jean Van Daem 04/07/08
      24.   glenna @#4..SHOUTING!!!! from valdez, alaska 09:51  |  Absolute Israel 04/07/08
      25.   Natasha, I love you 09:58  |  Absolute Israel 04/07/08
      26.   Compare and contrast... 10:24  |  Johnboy 04/07/08
      27.   Where`s that big cane used to take someone off the stage? 10:31  |  Palestinian in UK 04/07/08
      28.   Peres should know 10:52  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 04/07/08
      29.   Oslo was a monumental blunder 10:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/07/08
      30.   The waking up of a clown ! 11:00  |  Akram Zekaria 04/07/08
      31.   #11 the alternative 11:07  |  Gili 04/07/08
      32.   Honest view 11:09  |  Truth 04/07/08
      33.   Peace and impossibi;lities 11:19  |  Siem 04/07/08
      34.   Boycott, boycott boycott. 11:36  |  Andreas 04/07/08
      35.   Negotiating tactics 11:37  |  Augusto de Cartagena 04/07/08
      36.   I wish 11:43  |  Manolo 04/07/08
      37.   Psrs bellum 11:45  |  Manolo 04/07/08
      38.   return it, please 11:48  |  Manolo 04/07/08
      39.   Re Cipora #26 11:50  |  Esther 04/07/08
      40.   There you go again - blame the Palestinians 11:57  |  Steve the Pals. 04/07/08
      41.   My goodness, even Jean van Daem sees the IDF as powder-puffs # 22 11:58  |  Clickfool 04/07/08
      42.   Israel must be ready for its real war of Independence. 11:59  |  Akram Zekaria 04/07/08
      43.   Peres is coming full circle 12:02  |  Genuine Tosefta 04/07/08
      44.   Whole world claim for peace, but Israel not 12:04  |  Manolo 04/07/08
      45.   Peres: No chance of peace 12:12  |  Ralph 04/07/08
      46.   what is next 12:40  |  Akram 04/07/08
      47.   Cipora.Israel must fight its War of Independence again. 12:50  |  Akram Zekaria 04/07/08
      48.   no chance ... correct 12:55  |  ravi 04/07/08
      49.   Is Peres trying to use Olmert tactics by *frightening* Israel to 13:14  |  Akram Zekaria 04/07/08
      50.   hypocrites,you don`t want a Unity government in Palestine,you`ve 13:14  |  lakshmi 04/07/08
      51.   Does he say he`s sorry 13:15  |  jackie 04/07/08
      52.   Peace of the brave 13:34  |  Proud Israeli 04/07/08
      53.   Pals can´t be forced to peace against their will 13:34  |  AliciaYasmeen 04/07/08
      54.   Since in the period of 15 years the Pal-leaders 13:59  |  AliciaYasmeen 04/07/08
      55.   No chance for peace: And when was this not the case? 14:03  |  Avi 04/07/08
      56.   Can`t implement agreement that hasn`t been reached 14:26  |  Sam 04/07/08
      57.   Jackie : Thank you for the added truth 14:29  |  Akram Zekaria 04/07/08
      58.   land thieves and settlers 14:38  |  sam i am 04/07/08
      59.   abbas is mr cellophane 14:55  |  real vision 04/07/08
      60.   Dear Van Daem # 22 15:20  |  North American 04/07/08
      61.   LOOK WHAT SHE DID TO ABBAS 15:24  |  indrajaya 04/07/08
      62.   If anything: Peres exposed the Bankruptcy of the LEFT. 15:25  |  Akram Zekaria 04/07/08
      63.   Misleading title, and a foolish message 15:42  |  Tosefta 04/07/08
      64.   But that wont prevent them from stumbeling down the same road 15:46  |  Jew 04/07/08
      65.   to "lies again. Settlemnts prevent peace" 15:48  |  Justice 04/07/08
      66.   31 Gili - Four Decade Strategy 16:12  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/07/08
      67.   to Manolo 16:15  |  Tina 04/07/08
      68.   #17 Bashar wake up smell coffee 16:20  |  ryan 04/07/08
      69.   The Return of Federation with Jordan 16:37  |  Hank N Tennessee 04/07/08
      70.   Mostly nonsense 16:42  |  nomad 04/07/08
      71.   #42 Akram Zekaria 16:43  |  Jim 04/07/08
      72.   63# Tosefta. A wonderland of fools ! 16:43  |  Akram Zekaria