Ehud Olmert is battling to keep together Israel's fractious multi-party government, amid rising tensions between the prime minister and his rightwing coalition partner over the current Middle East peace talks.Mr Olmert is due to meet the leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party on Tuesday in a bid to maintain the backing of Avigdor Lieberman and his 10 fellow parliament members. The meeting was triggered by Mr Lieberman's opposition to the opening of talks on the core issues of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, such as the status of Jerusalem and the final borders of a Palestinian state.Mr Lieberman, who has said in the past that such a move would cross a "red line" for his party, will announce a decision on whether to pull out of the government or not on Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. She added the party was also opposed to evacuating Jewish settlement outposts in the Palestinian West Bank, which have been erected without the backing of the government.
Mr Olmert is due to meet the leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party on Tuesday in a bid to maintain the backing of Avigdor Lieberman and his 10 fellow parliament members. The meeting was triggered by Mr Lieberman's opposition to the opening of talks on the core issues of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, such as the status of Jerusalem and the final borders of a Palestinian state.
Mr Lieberman, who has said in the past that such a move would cross a "red line" for his party, will announce a decision on whether to pull out of the government or not on Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. She added the party was also opposed to evacuating Jewish settlement outposts in the Palestinian West Bank, which have been erected without the backing of the government.
Does he hope they'll go away ? Or gradually die in the desert as the water they need to live and grow food is denied them. Or maybe he just wants to gas them ?
C'mon Lievberman, you sound just like your scumbag Connecticut namesake, a smiling apologist for a brutal hegemony. Speak up. Tell us what happens to the Palestinians ? What is your plan ? Or are you really just a nazi eliminationist bastard ? keep to the Fen Causeway
I ask the question, what is the logical end of his proposals if they are not some form of eliminationist tendency ? There are distinctly fascitic tones to the right wing of Israeli politics, not the fringe elements who have no influence, but people who are a part of government. I believe it is entirely legitimate to ask if they realise where they're going with this, and if they are not going to this place, what alterantive are they offering cos right now I don't see it. keep to the Fen Causeway
