Hariri: International community must take responsibility for Middle East peace
Ahead of Washington trip, Lebanese PM urges world powers to make 'serious effort' to push forward Israel-Palestinian talks.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Said Hariri in Beirut, May 20, 2010 |
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Ahead of a trip to Washington, Lebanese Prime Minister Said Hariri called on the international community to step up pressure on Israel and the Palestinians to strike a peace deal.
Hariri met with Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak Saturday in
The two leaders talked about ways to revive the indirect peace talks between the Palestinians and
After the meeting, Hariri said that it was time for the "international community to take responsibility" and exert "serious efforts" to push the peace process forward, Lebanese TV channel al-Mustaqbal reported.
"The only end for this process is peace," Hairi said, adding that he would convey this message to US President Barack Obama, al-Mustaqbal added.
Hariri arrived earlier for his short visit which is part of an Arab tour ahead of his visit to the
He is scheduled to meet Obama on Monday amid fears of renewed fighting between
Later on Saturday, he is due to head for
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Israel is content with the status quo. They have the military and economic power. There is no incentive for Israel to seek agreement on two states. Colonization of the West Bank is Israel's objective and the Palestinians are in the way.
that murdered his father. And not on the lips. He's become Hizbollah.
... the Jordanian and Palestinian peoples are the two most homogeneous and closest Arab peoples, given their ethnic, cultural and religious commonality. They are actually one people, as Arab clans on both sides of the River Jordan have one common ancestry. This indisputable fact should debunk all the myths about any proclaimed intrinsic distinctiveness, let alone contradictions, between Jordanians and Palestinians. It should also demolish all parochial ideologies such as territorial nationalism, namely exaggerated Palestinian and Jordanian nationalisms, ideologies that grow out of fanatical tribalism which Islam condemns as acts of Jahilyya or ignorance. Why don't you give this message to President Obama? Only Jordan and Israel can negotiate the future sovereignty of the West Bank. Stop playing games and start getting serious.