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(Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinian Authority issued a rare joint statement on Saturday, saying they were committed to peace after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched an envoy to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

The envoy carried a letter from Netanyahu replying to one he received last month from Abbas, in which the Palestinian leader stated his grievances over the collapse of peace talks in 2010 and laid out his parameters for a resumption of negotiations.

Details of Netanyahu's letter were not released, but Israeli officials said last week that they did not expect him to accept a key Palestinian demand to halt all settlement building in the occupied territories before reopening any talks.

Netanyahu's office issued a joint statement with the Palestinians after envoy Isaac Molcho met Abbas in Ramallah -- the Palestinian Authority's administrative capital.

"Israel and the Palestinian Authority are committed to achieving peace and the sides hope that the exchange of letters between President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu will further this goal," the statement said.

Abbas's letter had demanded a halt to Israeli settlement construction on West Bank land captured in the 1967 Middle East war and accused Israel of showing a lack of commitment to the decades-old peace process, officials said.

Netanyahu has repeatedly called on Abbas to return to talks without any pre-conditions and promised that Israel was ready to make concessions, if the Palestinians would also compromise.

FLICKER OF HOPE

Few diplomats expect any breakthrough ahead of U.S. presidential elections in November, however the surprise formation of a national unity government in Israel last week has provided a slight flicker of hope.

Netanyahu stunned the political establishment on May 8 by hooking up with the main opposition group, the centrist Kadima party, to form one of the biggest coalitions in Israeli history.

The head of Kadima, Shaul Mofaz, has long blamed Netanyahu for the failure of the peace talks and told reporters last week that entering new negotiations "was an iron condition for forming the unity government".

The Palestine Liberation Organisation's executive committee is set to convene on Sunday to review Netanyahu's letter.

"Tomorrow (Sunday) the PLO executive committee will meet to discuss what Netanyahu said in his letter and what steps we are going to take," the PLO's Wasel Abu Yusef told Reuters.

Before Abbas met Molcho, he received a call from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss regional issues, Abbas's office said. Clinton also spoke to Netanyahu mid-week to urge a resumption in negotiations.

U.S.-sponsored peace talks froze in 2010 after Netanyahu rejected Palestinian demands that he extend a partial settlement construction freeze he had introduced at Washington's behest.

About 500,000 Israeli settlers and 2.5 million Palestinians live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem -- territory the Palestinians want for an independent state.

The settlements are considered illegal by the International Court of Justice, the highest U.N. legal body for disputes. Israel cites historical and Biblical links to the land and says the status of settlements should only be decided in peace talks.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/13...2O20120513

Two reactions, one U MAD BRO???
he looks so mad in that picture.
Second, if Iran is a threat to Israel(like it is) Israel cannot take the chance of the Palestinians backing Iran in any kind of war.

you should read and plan/think/research something after you read
and you will get something important

you should read and plan/think/research something after you read
and you will get something important

Not sure, troll or just retarded.........

Oh so now we gots two ppl who don't seem to understand the written english language, remember the whole Israel threatening to bomb Iran's nuclear plant, yeah, well you'd think that on the if that Israel did that, and in retaliation Iran Declares War, you'd think that Israel wouldn't want the Iranians going to the Palestinians and asking them to be their ally, because thats potentially the only ally Iran could have in the Middle East period. By looking for a way to establish peace between the two groups the Israelis are cutting down Iran's options in the region, and seriously if Iran were to go to war, they'd get ass kicked by Israel.

The other chance is that if Israel does the above(bombs Iran, and they declare war in retaliation) Palestine will declare independence while Israel is distracted with Iran. If you think 1, the Israelis are gonna let Iran get a nuclear weapon(all it takes is one to wipe Israel off the map mind you) then you are wrong, and 2, what makes ppl think the Iran has to run to big daddy America everytime it wants to do something, which means, if Israel were to bomb Iran, they won't tell anyone they will or did.

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How is Iran related to this article again?

How is Iran related to this article again?

Lol



The Palestinians can declare all they want, they don't have a unified power structure, army or land they control (just 2 laps of land where they live). It sucks for them, but that's the way it is.

going to the Palestinians and asking them to be their ally, because thats potentially the only ally Iran could have in the Middle East period.

You forgot about Syria and Hezbollah.


Iran isn't gonna bomb Israel. The nuclear weapon is about leverage and power.

Israel might tell the US what they're gonna do. They really do need them. Imagine Iran goes even further underground with its nuclear program (which is on hold for now according to most sources), then Israel doesn't have the capabilities to get it done. It probably would be impossible for Israel, and even hard for the US to successfully bomb a site that goes deeper underground.

FUCK! you really think that they can actually bomb Iran :p , well if they even try to, half of the syrian missiles will land in tel Abib "aviv" erasing "the israeli entity" from the map :eek:
"Neten" means "smells like shit" in the "Arabic language".. so what I'm gonna say is ("the israeli zionest faction" can suck my dick before they could even bomb Syrian or Lebanese ground in order for them to get to Iran, just yesterday Syrian Air Defense System shot down two Turkish fighters, who sneaked in the Syrian national water flying in high speeds and on a very low altitude.

now this message was sent from Syria to: USA, Turkey, Europe saying STFU we Don't give a shit any more.

So what i'm getting to is that: for the Zionests (The End Is Near) Mark my words.

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lol I thought this thread was dead.

Mindhaker, I am not sure if it was your parents or someone else who nailed it in your head, but you're really biased. To the point where you openely express your racist feelings. You cant just discriminate US, Israel, Europe, or any NATO countries because they cant clean mess in your own country. Simply minded people like you walk in to the store with the belt and take out 10-15 people. Because someone told you it's the way it should be. I wouldnt take the same flight with you. Your anger at the most world countries, and jews, doesnt even have some good grounds. I already recommended banning you from forums in past for your racist comments. It kind of sucks that your country is so fucked, but you cant just always blame jews.

Straight to the point, remove radicalism from your messages, or you will be posting elsewhere.