Livni to Quartet: We understand need for state Israel understands the need to create a Palestinian state, but only if it refrains from supporting terrorism, Tzipi Livni told international leaders.
“We recognize the need to establish a Palestinian state, provided that it will not be a terror state,” Livni told the representatives of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations.
In a statement released after the meeting, Livni and Abbas asked for continued international support for the peace process, The Associated Press reported.
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