[Ynet News] Ronny Sofer - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas agreed Sunday that the Saudi initiative could serve as a basis for promoting a diplomatic process ahead of the implementation of the Roadmap. However, the two did not agree on the issues of the right of return, Jerusalem, prisoner releases, and the settlements. Diplomatic sources in Jerusalem said that in a recent meeting between Olmert and a senior European diplomatic source, the prime minister made it clear that Israel's red line in the Saudi initiative, and in initiatives of other moderate Arab countries, was the implementation of the Palestinian refugees' right of return. Abbas reiterated his commitment to the three Quartet conditions, which include recognizing Israel, renouncing terror, and honoring past agreements signed between Israel and the PA.
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