Israel: Deal with Hamas Would Abolish Peace Process

[Ynet News] Roni Sofer - Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Monday that "a necessary war on terror does not end with an agreement. We don't sign agreements with terror; we fight terror." If we sign an agreement with terror we will not longer be able to advance a peace deal, she said. "We will insist on achieving our goals: Halting the rocket fire and terror from Gaza, stopping the smuggling into the Gaza Strip, and international supervision," she added. "The equation according to which Hamas attacks Israel whenever it wants and Israel exercises restraint must be changed. It ended on the day we launched the operation. The moment Israel is attacked - it will respond."


2009-01-06 06:00:00

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