This guy makes Rabin look good
Olmert says Palestinian peace deal closer than ever
PM meets France's Sarkozy, Palestinian president in Paris. Olmert says peace within reach, promises Abbas to release more prisoners. Syrian FM leaves summit hall in protest before Livni's speech
Roni Sofer Published: 07.13.08, 13:04 / Israel News
PARIS – Israel and the Palestinians have never been as close to peace as they are now, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday during a French-hosted regional conference.
"It seems to me that we have never been as close to the possibility of reaching an accord as we are today," Olmert told reporters standing alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
During a one-on-one meeting at the Elysee Palace, Olmert promised Abbas that Israel would release additional Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to the Palestinian Authority.
An Israeli state official said however that Olmert did not commit himself to releasing a specific number of prisoners.
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