Lieberman: If the Two State Solution Is Abandoned, There Isn’t a ‘Lot of Chance for Peace’

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LIEBERMANN: "In my opinion, however, that close relationship between the Arabs and Israelis will not go public, if you will, unless there is some progress between the Israelis and the Palestinians. That gets us back to the two-state solution. I want to say really quickly, the two-state solution is not the goal. The goal is peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and hopefully Israelis and Arabs. And up until now, the general feeling has been, you can’t do it. You can’t achieve peace unless there is some respect for the rights of the Palestinians, whatever the nature of that state may be. So if you abandon that concept, I don’t think there is a lot of chance for peace between Israelis and Palestinians soon. I hope I am wrong."