Peres: Now's the time for peace deal with the Palestinians

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In pre-Independence Day interview with 'The Jerusalem Post', president expresses confidence in PA's Abbas, saying he is "constant in his announced position – for peace, against terror, and for a two-state solution."

Israel has never faced a better opportunity to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians than it has today under the leadership of PA President Mahmoud Abbas, President Shimon Peres told The Jerusalem Post in a pre-Independence Day interview on Tuesday.

“I think the Palestinian window is still open,” Peres said. “Everybody makes mistakes in his sayings and doings, but President Abbas is constant in his announced position – for peace, against terror, and for a two-state solution. I think we have never had a wider basis to conclude peace than under his leadership.”

Peres added that the need for a new peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians was “immediate,” and suggested that it could represent “a real contribution to pacify... the stormy Middle East.”

On Iran, he said he believed that US President Barack Obama would not allow “an extreme group of people” to build a nuclear bomb.

“I think Israel owes a great deal of appreciation to its unbelievable friends all over the world, beginning with the United States of America, and her president, Obama,” Peres said. “President Obama, during his tenure as president, did everything he promised to strengthen the security of the State of Israel, [thereby] deterring the danger of war and helping to advance the chances of peace.”

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=267484&R=R1&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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