In a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee session on Monday, Foreign Minister Lieberman said, "Today, when the entire Middle East is ablaze, in Yemen, the World Jihad, Iraq, Hezbollah, etc, anyone who plants the illusion that we can reach an agreement at a moment's notice through a territorial compromise is delusional."

 
The Palestinian Authority is heading a delegitimizing campaign against Israel, "part of which is funded by money that we transfer to the Palestinians."

 

Mr. Lieberman said: "Most of the suits filed against officers and officials around the world are funded by the Palestinian Authority and initiated by it. This leads to the question of who the Palestinian Authority represents. Abu Mazen (Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas) does not represent Gaza, Hamas rules there, and since elections in the PA have been postponed three times already, the question must be asked: 'Who does Abu Mazen represent?' and it is uncertain whether he is capable of bringing the goods in negotiations.

 

"We cannot have a situation in which we cooperate with the Palestinians in matters of security and economy, and they continue to file lawsuits against us and incite against us. I will not have them working to delegitimize Israel."

 

When asked by opposition leader Tzipi Livni of the significance of his statements on negotiations, the foreign minister said, "I have no faith in anyone who files claims of war crimes against Tzipi Livni or other Israeli officials. The Palestinians start every conversation with international elements by saying they do not believe our intentions are sincere.

 

"I do not believe in their intentions in light of their initiative to boycott Israeli products, their lawsuits etc. We should examine, as a society, if we are willing to accept such playing conditions – to have them conducting peace talks with us on the one hand, while allotting a significant part of their resources against us on the other hand."

(Ynet)