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FM Peres: Mitchell Report Fair and Balanced
(Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson)
May 6, 2001
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres stated today (6 May) that
the report of the Mitchell Committee is a document of great
importance. For the first time, it has been established that a
settlement cannot be forced upon the parties, and that it requires
the consent of both sides. The document states that the
Palestinians must cease the gunfire and the violence, and that
after this is done, the two parties should carry out confidence
building measures in order to facilitate efforts towards the
implementation of the agreements they have signed.
Minister Peres also stressed that, for the first time, it has been
determined in an international document that the riots did not
break-out as the result of the visit by Mr. Ariel Sharon to the
Temple Mount.
In conclusion, Mr. Peres stated, the report is a fair and balanced
document.
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