Lieberman: trilateral meeting is a victory; no halt on settlement [ 24/09/2009 - 12:37 PM ]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The extremist Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, described the trilateral meeting between Obama, Netanyahu and Abbas as a victory for Israel because it took place without Israel having to stop settlement building in the West Bank as originally demanded by the Palestinians.
He also expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting and warned that the negotiations were going to be long and complicated and no one can predict the outcome.
He added that there was a slight chance for peace with the Palestinians in the future but he would prefer Palestinians agreeing the status quo stressing that there were many unresolved conflicts around the world.
He told Yediot Ahranot that he was glad that Obama did not ask Israel to "stop its settlement activity", he asked it to "restrain activities in the settlements", adding that he knows well the difference between the two in the English language.
Meanwhile, less that 24 hours after the trilateral meeting New York, the Israeli War Minster Ehud Barak approved the building of 37 housing units in the West Bank Settlement of Karnei Shomron.
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