Thursday, March 15, 2012

Solana says Gaza cease-fire possible this week

The European Union's foreign policy chief said Friday that a national unity coalition government in Israel of the moderate Kadima and more bellicose Likud political parties would benefit talks seeking an overall Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.

A narrower government led by hard-line Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu "would be more difficult," Javier Solana said.

On the search for an end to the latest outbreak of violence between Israel and its Arab neighbors, Solana said international negotiators in Egypt are could announce within 48 hours a cease-fire agreement to stop the strife in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants.

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