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Israel Needs to Be at the Table, Too


(IOL-South Africa) A meeting on the Palestinian crisis had little hope of success without the participation of Israel, Democratic Alliance party spokesperson Douglas Gibson said Tuesday, commenting on the UN African Meeting in Support of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, which opened in Cape Town. Gibson said the DA supported President Mbeki's call for a resolution to the Palestinian/Israeli problem, but emphasized that the delegates could learn from South Africa that in order to secure a just and lasting solution, both sides in the conflict needed to be involved. "There are far more pressing issues which demand a great deal more of the attention of the African Union. The scourges of war, poverty, and disease blight this great continent and need to be addressed urgently. Surely Africa has enough problems of its own without going to look for some more?" Gibson asked.
2004-06-30 00:00:00
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