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March 22, 2007 / 5:09 PM

Olmert: I'll do anything for peace

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 22 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel is ready to make extensive, painful and tough concessions to achieve a dialogue with its enemies.

Olmert told an audience in Tel Aviv Thursday the Saudi Arabian-backed peace plan could provide the basis for negotiations but Israel opposes right-of-return for Palestinian refugees, Voice of America reported.

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The Saudi plan is expected to come up next week at the Arab summit in Riyadh. It calls for Arab states to recognize Israel in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal to 1967 borders.

"This government will not miss an opportunity to dialogue with its enemies and will do anything possible ... to push this process forward," Olmert said, Arutz Sheva reported.

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Lufthansa fined $4M for violating rights of Jewish passengers on N.Y.-Frankfurt flight

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Analysis: Is Kim Jong Un's shifting stance on unification genuine divergence or strategic maneuver?

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Georgia judge rules that county election boards must certify results

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Walgreens to close 1,200 stores by 2027; company earnings on par

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North Carolina's Wolfspeed to receive $750 million for semiconductor plant

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British Novichok attack inquiry: Family of woman killed calls for Putin to take the stand

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Iowa Supreme Court mulling Summit pipeline lawsuit

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Google to purchase nuclear energy from Kairos to help power AI

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Head of U.N's Lebanon peacekeeping force vows blue helmets will stay put

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Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon said its peacekeepers in the south of the country were not going anywhere despite Israel Defense Forces firing on their positions and repeated demands they withdraw to the north.

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