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Olmert's imaginary peace partner

Abbas's desire to unite with Hamas won't leave him open to peace talks.

EHUD OLMERT
Photo by: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post
In early November, before Hamas’ recent terror campaign and the UN vote on “Palestine,” former president Ehud Olmert delivered a speech at Columbia University in New York. He argued that the failure to achieve peace with the Palestinians was the biggest threat to Israel’s security. (The Iranian threat, he said, would be taken care of by the international community).

According to Olmert, a peace agreement is in reach, and the only thing standing in the way is Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Why? Because Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is the perfect partner for peace. In fact, Olmert said that if he would have served longer as prime minister, he and Abbas would have reached a deal by now. However, unfortunately for Israel, Mr. Olmert’s peace partner is an imaginary one. 

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