Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Peres meets Abbas in secret (deja vu?)

From JPost, Mar. 13, 2006 By JPOST.COM STAFF ...

Former prime minister and current Kadima candidate for the Knesset Shimon Peres met in secret with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday, Channel 2 reported on Monday. According to the report, Peres had apparently asked for and received permission to conduct the meeting from Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

...The meeting flies in the face of Kadima's declared policy of not meeting with any representatives of a Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority.

Last week, Abbas endorsed Olmert for the upcoming elections.

... Abbas said that Olmert's victory would be a positive outcome for the March 28 national balloting. "...I hope Olmert wins....I know him well. I believe that with him we could work in a productive way," said Abbas.

AP contributed to this report.

Reader commentary to this report is vehemently opposed to such meetings, comparing them to the start of the failed Oslo "process"...

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