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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-tries-to-turn-arab-peace-initiative-on-its-head/
Gold: Improved Ties with Arab World Could Lead to Peace with Palestinians
(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - "The conventional wisdom for the last few decades has been that a solution to the Palestinian issue will result in improved ties between Israel and the Arab world," Israel Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold said on Wednesday. "But there is a serious basis for thinking that, actually, the sequence is exactly the opposite - that by improving ties with the Arab states, we set the stage for a future breakthrough with the Palestinians." Gold has recently met with officials from Arab countries, including those with which Israel has no formal ties.