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Knesset Speaker: Settlements Are "Palestinian Excuse" for Refusal to Negotiate
(Ynet News) Roni Sofer - Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin met with the president of the French Senate, Gerard Larcher, in Paris and discussed Europe's intervention in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. "Hundreds of thousands of Israeli people live in the settlements, and they are not an obstacle to peace. You can't ignore the fact that Bush's letter recognizes many of them. It's just an excuse for Palestinians at the negotiating table," Rivlin told Larcher. "The feeling is that Abbas is getting into the talks out of a sense of obligation and cannot convince his people to make compromises." "The people of Israel want peace and not illusions. We must make an effort to live together."