Pessimism on the Israeli-Palestinian Front
If optimism is a glass half full, pessimism a glass half empty, Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is the guy who pours out the glass and proudly proclaims it completely empty. The right-wing politician recently declared that there's "no chance" of a solution to core issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and that people need to learn "to live with it."
If optimism is a glass half full, pessimism a glass half empty, Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is the guy who pours out the glass and proudly proclaims it completely empty. The right-wing politician recently declared that there’s “no chance” of a solution to core issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and that people need to learn “to live with it.”
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Israel’s foreign minister has said there is no chance of an early solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and told people to “learn to live with it”.
Avigdor Lieberman does not lead Israeli peace negotiations, but his statement casts a pall over latest US diplomatic efforts to revive negotiations.
Envoy George Mitchell is in the region, spearheading Obama administration efforts to re-launch negotiations.
Talks are stalled over the issue of Jewish settlements on occupied land.
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