Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: " Palestinians "have been making unilateral
concessions step by step without getting anything instead for many years" -
"Unilateral concession"? Was it a "unilateral concession" to be raised from
the dungheap of history by Oslo in return for appearing in photo ops?
"Unilateral concession"? What would Mr. Lavrov say if the leader of an
entity openly proclaimed that he will continue to financially reward anyone
who murders Russians?!?!
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Chances for direct talks between Palestine and Israel slim, Russia's top
diplomat says
January 15, 12:40 UTC+3
http://tass.com/politics/985101

MOSCOW, January 15./TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sees as
slim the chances for direct negotiations between Palestine and Israel in the
current situation.

"So far, there has been no such direct contact without preliminary
conditions [between Palestine and Israel], and in the current situation I
think the chances for that tend to zero, which is sad," the diplomat said at
his annual news conference on Monday.

He said Moscow understands the moods of the Palestinians, who "have been
making unilateral concessions step by step without getting anything instead
for many years". The diplomat reiterated that Palestine had been ready for
direct negotiations with Israel without preconditions, and Russia was ready
to offer its platform for this.

He also mentioned statements about US plans to make public a certain major
deal on the issue that would be satisfy all parties. "We have not seen or
heard about such a document or even some statement," he stated. Lavrov said
the ongoing problem is "one of the major factors enabling radicals to
recruit new generations of terrorists".

"We should not give up on this, we don’t want to allow a full breach of
contacts between the sides," he added.