Lieberman to Blair: Peace deal within two years 'unrealistic'

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The prospects of Israel and the Palestinians reaching a final-status agreement within two years are unrealistic, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Quartet peace envoy Tony Blair on Monday.

"It is important to hold an honest, open dialogue with the Palestinians without sowing delusions that are disconnected with reality and that will only lead to violence and frustration," Lieberman told the former British premier. "It is not possible to reach a full agreement within two years."

"This is not a realistic goal," the foreign minister said. "We need to begin direct talks without committing to any timeframe."

"In the past, timetables were set and not met and this led to violence," Lieberman said.

The Obama administration will put forth a plan whereby Israel would commit itself to the establishment of a Palestinian state within two years of the launch of peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, Egyptian sources told the Cairo-based daily Al-Ahram on Monday.

As part of the plan, both Israel and the Palestinians would present written guarantees underlining their obligations prior to the completion of final-status talks, an Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesperson told Al-Ahram.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1139803.html

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1. The name Lieberman is often synonymous with bullshit & weaseldom

Why is that?

[LeftishBrit]

2. So, for that matter is the name Blair.

[bowens43]

3. LIeberman has only two constituents

the insurance industry and the state of Israel.

this ass-hole needs tossed out. Hopefully the good people of Connecticut will take of this.

[LeftishBrit]

4. This is Avigdor Lieberman. He has nothing to do with Connecticut

He is the Israeli foreign minister.

[azurnoir]

5. "We need to commit to talks without a time frame"

we can talk and talk and talk and talk.......................................without end or result while in the mean time the settlements grow and grow and grow and grow