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Chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qurie won an assurance from Israeli prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni on Tuesday that peace talks will not stall while she tries to form a new coalition government. In an interview with Reuters following their meeting, Qurie warned that violence could erupt if the talks collapsed.
"The Palestinians will continue to negotiate. But, if the talks reached a dead end, what do we do? Capitulate? Resistance in all its forms is a legitimate right," Qurie said. He said his first meeting with negotiating counterpart Livni since she was made prime minister designate on Monday had been positive.
"It was a good meeting. Livni reassured me she would continue the peace process without accepting any conditions." Israeli officials confirmed the meeting had taken place but gave no details.
Referring to the goal set by US President George W. Bush last November, Qurie said he had "great doubts about finalising a deal this year". He said Palestinian leaders were considering their options if talks failed to produce a deal that would lead to independence. If they lost hope in negotiations and became convinced Israel was not prepared to end its occupation, renewed attacks against Israelis were possible.
Asked whether he was saying the Palestinians might resume suicide bombings and attacks inside Israel, Qurie responded: "All forms of resistance." Livni, now trying to form a new coalition government to carry on peace talks that have so far produced little progress, made a similar warning in August. Bush launched Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at Annapolis last November, seeking a deal on the establishment of a Palestinian state before he leaves office in January 2009.

Copyright Reuters, 2008

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