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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/foreign-ministry-chief-chalks-up-paris-conference-as-win-for-israel/
Foreign Ministry Chalks Up Paris Conference as Win for Israel
(Times of Israel) Alexander Fulbright - Israel Foreign Ministry Director General Yuval Rotem on Monday hailed the lackluster outcome of Sunday's Paris peace conference as a victory for Israel. The Paris conference imposed "no new obligations" on Israel and "finished without any mechanism to apply or follow up" on the provisions it outlined, Rotem told Israel Radio. He noted that the conference's concluding declaration included "the direct recognition of a national home for the Jewish people" and the affirmation that "the only way to arrive at peace is by means of direct negotiations between the sides." Israeli officials noted that "problematic passages" from the recent UN Security Council resolution on the settlements were not included in the Paris document, and that Secretary of State John Kerry promised that no further action against Israeli settlements is planned at the Security Council. Rotem also noted the absence of the British and Russian foreign ministers at the Paris conference.