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World Jewish News
Peres to Abbas: We pray that every Mideast nation attains freedom
13.04.2009
President Shimon Peres told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday that Israel hoped every nation in the Middle East would attain freedom.
"The people of Israel want peace," Peres told the Palestinian leader by phone. "On the eve of the festival of Pesach, we are all praying for peace and freedom for every people in the region, and one must not lose hope on the way to peace."
Pesach, or Passover, is a Jewish holiday commemorating the Israelites' escape from enslavement in Egypt; as such, it is also known as the "Festival of Freedom."
Abbas, who called Peres, said: "I want to wish you and the people of Israel a happy Pesach holiday."
On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Abbas that he planned to cooperate with him in order to advance mutual peace efforts.
Abbas has recently said the new Israeli government would have to accept the creation of a Palestinian state, stop construction in settlements and remove West Bank roadblocks before the Palestinian Authority could resume peace negotiations.
Источник: Haaretz
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