Livni calls for diplomacy with ‘moderates’

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni spoke at a convening of her faction on Wednesday evening, warning that threats against Islamic State were not enough to tackle the ever-expanding militant group.

 

Echoing comments she made earlier this week at the annual conference at Herzliya’s International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Livni said the war against terrorism was the key to peace.

 

“We are the first to fight terrorism,” she said, referring to Israel’s 50 day long offensive in Gaza. “We do not want Hamas” in the coastal territory, but rather, to enter into dialogue “with moderates.”

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