Oslo godfather, Shimon Peres, says no hope for Israeli-Palestinian peace deal

Date: 04 / 07 / 2008 Time: 13:36
Jerusalem – Ma'an –

There is no hope of a peace agreement between Palestinians and Israelis under the presidency of Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli President Simon Peres has said.

According to Israeli media reports, Peres made his comments during a dinner last Saturday with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, Jordanian ambassador, and French ambassadors.

He said that Abbas does not have enough support among Palestinians to implement any security agreements. The internal Palestinian political division between Hamas and Fateh, which Abbas is unable to resolve, is jeopardizing any hope of a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal he said.

The Israeli press underestimated Perez statements saying: "So this is the new Middle East which was predicted by the Oslo Godfather!"

The current head of the Israeli state was dubbed "the Olso Godfather" when as Israeli foreign minister, he participated in the 1993 Oslo peace talks with Yasser Arafat which led to the Oslo Accords.

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