(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broadcast a Ramadan message to Israeli Arabs and Muslims around the world on Sunday. Ramadan began on Monday. Netanyahu said: "We are witnessing now a very dramatic moment in human history, and the history of the Middle East. We are witnessing the Arab Spring and we all want it to flourish and succeed. I know it is true for the people of Israel, who know the taste and meaning of democracy." He said that Israeli democracy can serve as "a beacon for their brothers in this vast area." If Arab democracy will take root, Netanyahu said, "there will be true peace. But we don't have to wait for that to happen. I would like to use this opportunity and call upon my neighbor, President Abbas, to sit down and negotiate with me without preconditions, right here and now."
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