Post by Deleted on May 23, 2014 21:44:56 GMT
This is the lady that had a clandestine meeting with Abbas the other day in London. I'm not sure I trust her to handle Israeli affairs after reading this. Here, have a look:
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Full article (The Jerusalem Post)
I had to underline those sentences. It actually wasn't an official meeting at all. Netanyahu himself said that she represented only herself in it, and not Israel. I don't know what her plan is here, but...
Livni: Bennett's plan for annexation of Area C won't be realized as long as I'm around
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Justice Minister and Israeli's chief negotiator Tzipi Livni came down hard on Economy Minsiter Naftali Bennett's declaration of support for a unilateral move to annex parts of the West Bank, in an interview with Channel 2 on Friday night.
"A unilateral move to annex Area C will not happen as long as I'm in the government," she said, adding that Bennett's pledge to act with all his might in a post published on his Facebook page Friday afternoon "will amount to nothing more than a Facebook status."
She said that a settlement freeze of the smaller West Bank outposts would help bring about more international support for Israel than annexation and that Bennett's support for the annexation of Area C was "dangerous and irresponsible."
Livni also responded to allegations made in recent days that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu threatened to fire her over an impromptu meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in London last week.
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Livni said that despite reports to the contrary, the prime minister was aware of the meeting, but nonetheless her "participation in this government is not a 'Catholic wedding,'" indicating that her presence in the coalition is not set in stone.
"I'm happy that I did it," she said. "It was an official meeting that represented the interests of Israel."
The justice minister said that she wanted to hear from Abbas about his plans, how he sees things, and to express her opinions to him on the Fatah-Hamas unity deal.
Livni kept mum on the more in-depth details of their conversation, but did say that her takeaway from the conversation was that peace is not around the corner and there is still have a long way to go.
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Justice Minister and Israeli's chief negotiator Tzipi Livni came down hard on Economy Minsiter Naftali Bennett's declaration of support for a unilateral move to annex parts of the West Bank, in an interview with Channel 2 on Friday night.
"A unilateral move to annex Area C will not happen as long as I'm in the government," she said, adding that Bennett's pledge to act with all his might in a post published on his Facebook page Friday afternoon "will amount to nothing more than a Facebook status."
She said that a settlement freeze of the smaller West Bank outposts would help bring about more international support for Israel than annexation and that Bennett's support for the annexation of Area C was "dangerous and irresponsible."
Livni also responded to allegations made in recent days that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu threatened to fire her over an impromptu meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in London last week.
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Livni said that despite reports to the contrary, the prime minister was aware of the meeting, but nonetheless her "participation in this government is not a 'Catholic wedding,'" indicating that her presence in the coalition is not set in stone.
"I'm happy that I did it," she said. "It was an official meeting that represented the interests of Israel."
The justice minister said that she wanted to hear from Abbas about his plans, how he sees things, and to express her opinions to him on the Fatah-Hamas unity deal.
Livni kept mum on the more in-depth details of their conversation, but did say that her takeaway from the conversation was that peace is not around the corner and there is still have a long way to go.
Fair use for educational and discussion purposes
Full article (The Jerusalem Post)
I had to underline those sentences. It actually wasn't an official meeting at all. Netanyahu himself said that she represented only herself in it, and not Israel. I don't know what her plan is here, but...
