(Reuters) Dan Williams - Israel seeks only an interim peace accord with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, seeing him as unyielding on core disputes, Zalman Shoval, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Sharon, said Sunday. "On the major issues, Abu Mazen (Abbas) will not be able to compromise any more than Arafat. That being the case, it is clear that negotiating on a final accord now would be a recipe for disaster," he said. "Both the Palestinian and Israeli sides have an interest in putting this off to another time." "There will be no final accord in our generation," said Shoval, outlining a vision of a provisional Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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