Israel offers peace treaty with Lebanon
{{date|September 4, 2006}}
{{2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict}}
[[w:Ehud Olmert|Ehud Olmert]], the Prime Minister of [[w:Israel|Israel]] has offered to make peace with [[w:Lebanon|Lebanon]], calling for an end to "hostility, fanaticism and hatred" towards each nation by "shaking [each other's] hands."

"How natural it would be if the Lebanese prime minister replied to the many requests I conveyed to him, through different people, to sit down together, shake hands, make peace and end once and for all the hostility, fanaticism and hatred that part of his country feels towards us," said Olmert, who was speaking to students at a school in [[w:Ma'alot, Israel|Ma'alot]].

Olmert also said that he "hopes that day comes soon."

"We have to have a situation, where we do not see those lorries coming from [[w:Syria|Syria]], full of [[w:Iran|Iranian]] missiles, full of Iranian rockets. That will just make [[Hezbollah]] strong again. That is not good for Lebanon; it is not good for Israel," he added.

[[w:Fouad Siniora|Fouad Siniora]], the Prime Minister of Lebanon said that no treaty or invitation to talk has reached his office and that any such treaty or invitation would be turned down.

"Nobody has conveyed such invitations. [Both] are rejected before they arrive," said a statement from Siniora's office.

The statement continued saying, "what is required from Israel is that it ... withdraw from the Lebanese territory it has occupied and from the [[w:Shebaa farms|Shebaa farms]] and stop violating the [UN truce] resolution by ending its unjust blockade of Lebanon. Lebanon will be the last state to sign peace with Israel and that can only happen based on the [[w:Arab peace initiative|Arab peace initiative]]."
 
== Sources ==

*{{source|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Middle_East/0,,2-10-2075_1992850,00.html
|title=Israeli PM wants to talk peace
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|pub=News24
|date=September 3, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://voanews.com/english/2006-09-03-voa16.cfm
|title=Israel's Olmert Calls for Peace Treaty With Lebanon
|author=Robert Berger
|pub=Voice of America
|date=September 3, 2006}}

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[[fr:Israël offre un traité de paix au Liban]]
Ehud Olmert, the Prime Minister of Israel has offered to make peace with Lebanon, calling for an end to "hostility, fanaticism and hatred" towards each nation by "shaking each other's hands."

"How natural it would be if the Lebanese prime minister replied to the many requests I conveyed to him, through different people, to sit down together, shake hands, make peace and end once and for all the hostility, fanaticism and hatred that part of his country feels towards us," said Olmert, who was speaking to students at a school in Ma'alot.

Olmert also said that he "hopes that day comes soon."

"We have to have a situation, where we do not see those lorries coming from Syria, full of Iranian missiles, full of Iranian rockets. That will just make Hezbollah strong again. That is not good for Lebanon; it is not good for Israel," he added.

Fouad Siniora, the Prime Minister of Lebanon said that no treaty or invitation to talk has reached his office and that any such treaty or invitation would be turned down.

"Nobody has conveyed such invitations. Both are rejected before they arrive," said a statement from Siniora's office.

The statement continued saying, "what is required from Israel is that it ... withdraw from the Lebanese territory it has occupied and from the Shebaa farms and stop violating the UN truce resolution by ending its unjust blockade of Lebanon. Lebanon will be the last state to sign peace with Israel and that can only happen based on the Arab peace initiative."
 
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Politics and conflicts Israel Lebanon Middle East Fouad Siniora Hezbollah Ehud Olmert