Lieberman spoils the party

After leaving a meeting with the Prime Minister about direct negotiations with the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman continued to attack the chances of success in the talks and urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the negotiations. Later at a meeting of his Yisrael Beiteinu party he said: "You need to understand, a peace agreement is unattainable not this year, next year or even next generation," Nothing will help, not painful concessions or historic compromises, he said, following what seemed like a few days of optimism in Washington. "Abu Mazen will not sign an agreement. Its best to focus on our main issues today, security and the economy. Lieberman joked at Abbas being called Netanyahu's partner. "Partner? he asked, we have many doubts though."