Israel Rejects Iraq Study Group Proposals

[burythehatchet]

Israel Rejects Iraq Study Group Proposals
PM Doesn't See Link Iraq War-Israel Link, Doesn't Want Talks With Syria
(CBS/AP) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday rejected a U.S. advisory group's conclusion that a concerted effort to resolve Israel's conflict with its neighbors will help stabilize the situation in Iraq, saying there is no connection between the two issues.

Olmert also rebuffed the group's recommendation that Israel open negotiations with Syria, but said Israelis want "with all our might" to restart peace talks with the Palestinians.

The Iraq Study Group report, released Wednesday in Washington, calls for direct talks between Israel and its neighbors, Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinians and says resolving the Israeli-Arab conflict would improve conditions in Iraq.

Olmert rejected that finding. "The attempt to create a linkage between the Iraqi issue and the Mideast issue — we have a different view," Olmert said during the prime minister's annual meeting with Israeli journalists. "To the best of my knowledge, President Bush, throughout the recent years, also had a different view on this."

[savemefromdumbya]

1. What a surprise!

[Freedom_from_Chains]

2. So I guess we are now heading into the "Why do you hate Israel"

phase of the WOT.

[frylock]

3. Israelis want "with all our might" to restart peace talks with the Palestinians..

Interesting turn of phrase there.

[originalpckelly]

4. Why do you hate Israel burythehatchet?

:shrug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. now theres a real surprise...

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