Shimon Peres said the Labor Party would remain in the unity government as long as it does not reject all attempts to reach peace with the Palestinians. the Israeli foreign minister made the comment one day after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Likud Party passed a resolution opposing the creation of a Palestinian state.
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