The leader of South Africa’s opposition party criticized remarks made by the country’s deputy president regarding the stalled Middle East peace talks. Tony Leon, the leader of the Democratic Party, said Thabo Mbeki’s remarks in which he accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “blocking the process toward peace,” were an “oversimplification.” Mbeki made his remarks during Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s three-day visit to South Africa.
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