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Foreign Minister Livni: IDF Gaza Operations Help Move Peace Talks Forward


[Ha'aretz] Barak Ravid - Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Wednesday said the Israel Defense Forces' operations against Palestinian armed groups in Gaza were necessary for the advancement of peace negotiations. Speaking at a conference organized by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Livni also said that Israel would insist the Palestinians renounce all demands and declare an end to the conflict as part of any signed peace agreement. In addition, she expressed concern at what she termed a growing trend of de-legitimization of Israel in world public opinion: "There is a huge, insufferable gap between Israel and its values versus Israel's image abroad that creates a lack of legitimacy."
2008-03-27 01:00:00
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