Israeli President Shimon Peres said Sunday he would be prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, even though their two countries consider each other arch-enemies.
Asked at an economic forum over a possible meeting, Peres replied: “Why not? I don’t have enemies. It’s not a question of personalities but of policies.
“The aim is to transform enemies into friends,” said the president, whose role in Israel is symbolic and ceremonial.
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“The aim is to transform enemies into friends”
This, really, should be Israel’s goal. Not killing all enemies – how would that even be possible? When, every time you kill a man (or woman or child), you make many new enemies from their surviving family?
It’s really too bad that Mr. Perez is purely ceremonial.