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Israel Building New Peace Path Together with U.S.

(Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 8Dec10) Interview with Ron Dermer - Discussing what seems to be a wave of states in Latin America upgrading their diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority, Ron Dermer, political advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu, told Israel Radio on Wednesday: "The real key is the American position, and the unequivocal American position opposes any Palestinian attempt to circumvent the direct talks....What is extremely important here is that we are in sync with the Americans. If the Americans will not be a party to such a process, in the end, it will not happen." "The old path we were on during the entire political process was a path led by the Americans. Now we are moving to a new path that we will build together with the Americans." "Ultimately, I think the Americans understand, they are far less skeptical, let's say, about the prime minister's willingness to reach an agreement, and perhaps a bit more skeptical now about whether the Palestinians really intend to reach an agreement." "Don't forget, the ones who walked out on the direct talks were the Palestinians, not us."
2010-12-09 09:31:41
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