Lieberman and the Peace Process

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Rawhi Afaghani
Rawhi Afaghani
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Lieberman and the Peace Process
Written: By S-CAR
Author: Afaghani, Rawhi
Published Date: April 16, 2009
Topics of Interest: Middle East
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WASHINGTON, DC – Hours after his handover ceremony, the new Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told the Ha’aretz newspaper that “Israel is not bound by the Annapolis process”, the US-backed declaration that initiated the final status talks on establishing a Palestinian state. Instead, Lieberman wants to revert to the situation in 2003, when the Middle East “Quartet” (the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia) introduced the “road map” for peace, essentially eliminating progress made during year-long intensive talks with the Palestinians.

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