Israel's Defense Minister Ya'alon. Photo: Defense Ministry.

Jerusalem Post – Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon criticized the view that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict stands as the source of instability in the Middle East. “Events in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria have no connection to this conflict. The Iranian issue also has no connection. This [Israeli-Palesinian] conflict is local, but it is not the most important in the Middle East,” he said Saturday evening.

Speaking at the Globes Business Conference in Tel Aviv, the defense minister said, “As someone who supported [the] Oslo [Peace Process], I’m learning that on the other side we have no partner for two states for two people.”

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