Lieberman racks PA, idea of land for peace

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has scorched the idea of territorial concessions in a peace deal with the Palestinian Authority (PA) while questioning the credibility and clout of PA's acting chief.

The hawkish Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in an address to the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) that it was not clear “who does the Palestinian Authority represent? [Acting PA Chief] Abu Mazen [Mahmoud Abbas] does not represent Gaza because Hamas rules there,” Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported.

“…since [Hamas] won elections three times, it isn't at all clear who [Abbas] represents. It isn't clear if he is capable of coming up with the goods in negotiations,” he added.

He blamed the PA for the damning international attitude vis-à-vis Tel Aviv, as well as leading a global 'smear campaign' against the regime.

He said the Palestinian Authority would fund and lodge "most of the appeals against senior commanders around the world” after a British court issued an arrest warrant for his predecessor, Tzipi Livni, for “war crimes” committed in the course of the Israeli massacre of Palestinians during Tel Aviv's December 2008's massive offensive in Gaza.

Several Israeli officials have canceled their visits to Britain to avoid possible arrest over the carnage, which left more than 1,400 Palestinians dead.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=118709§ionid=351020202.