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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/lets-talk-says-defense-minister-in-overture-to-gaza-residents/
Israeli Defense Minister Calls on Gazans in Arabic: "Let's Talk"
(Times of Israel) Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday called on Gaza residents to begin a direct dialogue with Israel as a path toward improving their lives, telling them, in Arabic, "Let's talk." Stressing that Israel was not to blame for the terrible conditions Gazans lived under, Lieberman said there was no reason for the situation to remain as it is. "The moment Hamas gives up on tunnels and rockets, we will be the first ones to invest and build [Gaza's residents] a seaport, an airport, and industrial zones by the Kerem Shalom and Erez crossings....We are able to immediately create about 40,000 jobs for the residents of Gaza." But Israel would only invest in Gaza once Hamas gives up on its goal to "destroy the State of Israel."