Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas granted an interview to Israel's Channel 2 News last week in which he seemingly accepted a number of Israeli positions regarding control of the Land and the use of terrorism against Israelis.Israeli leaders dismissed Abbas' remarks as a political ploy ahead of Israel's upcoming election.
In the interview, which aired on Friday evening, Abbas stated that he no longer has any claim to the village his family fled during Israel's War of Independence.
"Palestine now for me is the '67 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital," said Abbas. "I believe that (the) West Bank and Gaza is Palestine and the other parts (are) Israel."
Abbas also condemned ongoing rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled Gaza against towns in southern Israel.
Israeli President Shimon Peres hailed Abbas' words as "courageous" and insisted they proved Israel has a true peace partner in the Palestinian leader. But other Israeli leaders weren't so sure.
source http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/23470/Default.aspx
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