| "I wanted to establish a unity government with Hamas that would negotiate with Israel," he said. "Syria`s Bashar Assad supported me... I am not the only one who wants recognition of Israel; the Arab initiative, which is a matter of consensus in the Arab and Islamic worlds, also says this." Abbas was happy about rejecting the notion of Israel as a "Jewish state." He said that in the Annapolis Summit of last November, "they wanted us to agree to a summation saying that Israel is a Jewish state, and we objected strongly. The summit almost blew up because of this." The roots and the targets of the ?Palestinian? nationalism are explainet at : http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.com/2008/06/do-arabs-want-peace.html |
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