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Yuli Edelstein invites Arab leaders to Jerusalem

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“My friends and neighbours in the Middle East … let us talk, people to people, parliament to parliament. Come to Jerusalem. Come to the Knesset. Meet with me. Sit with me. Talk with me.”

“We can lay the foundations for any future peace by fostering international and regional cooperation on issues that transcend national borders.”

“Let’s talk water. Let’s talk clean air. Let’s talk prosperity. Let’s talk partnerships. And peace? And borders? These talks, I assure you, will follow,” Edelstein is set to say.” (A speech by Knesset Speaker Yuli Elelstein speaking to the Conference of Speakers of Parliament at the UN in New York on Monday, 31/08/2015