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March 22, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/reversing-policy-of-first-term-obama-says-no-preconditions-to-talks/

Obama Tells Palestinians: No Preconditions to Peace Talks

(Times of Israel) Matti Friedman - President Obama told Palestinians on Thursday that he does not support preconditions to peace negotiations. Speaking at a press conference in Ramallah, Obama indicated that Palestinians could not expect an Israeli settlement freeze ahead of talks. If issues were made into preconditions to negotiations, he said, there was "no point in negotiations." Obama reminded listeners that the U.S. is the Palestinians' biggest donor, and blamed Hamas for "misery" in Gaza. The situation there, he said, came about "because Hamas refuses to renounce violence...because too often it focuses on tearing Israel down than building Palestine up."

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