Israel Rejects Palestinian Peace Talks ; New Foreign Minister Erases Bush-Era Outline

The Washington Times › April 02, 2009

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Israel's new foreign minister got off to a provocative start Wednesday by rejecting peace negotiations started by the Bush administration to establish the contours of a Palestinian state.

Avigdor Lieberman said Israel's new government will suspend negotiations with the Palestinian Authority on so-called "final- status" issues - the borders of a Palestinian state, the fate of Jewish settlements, Palestinian refugees and the city of Jerusalem - until the Palestinians take verifiable steps to end attacks against Israelis.

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Israel Rejects Palestinian Peace Talks ; New Foreign Minister Erases Bush-Era Outline

With the statement, the new Israeli government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed the policy of its predecessor, led by Ehud Olmert, which had been quietly attempting to negotiate a final settlement of the conflict with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for the past 14 mon...

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