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Peretz calls Hamas a potential partner
By: israelinsider staff   
Published: January 22, 2007   
 
Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Monday that he viewed any Palestinian elements recognizing the State of Israel as a partner for negotiations "even if it is Hamas."

He added that "corruption and racism are strategic threats on the State of Israel."

In his speech at the Herzliya Conference, Peretz defended the defense establishment's conduct during the second Lebanon war. "In spite of the malfunctions, this war had important achievements," he said. "We eventually changed the situation in southern Lebanon. We proved that rocket threats, kidnappings and terror cannot paralyze us and make us helpless."


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