Algeria’s president said his country will establish formal ties with Israel only after it withdraws from southern Lebanon and “respects Palestinian rights to nationhood.” Abdelaziz Boutelfika had a brief meeting with Ehud Barak at the funeral of Moroccan King Hassan last month during which he reportedly told Barak that he supported the Israeli prime minister’s steps toward peace.
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