JERUSALEM Lorenzo Carter Limited Jersey , Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday that Israel cannot continue occupying Palestinian territories if it seeks peace, suggesting Israel consider talking with Hamas, a militant group Israel considers a terrorist organization.
Blair, who served as an envoy on behest of the Quartet (the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia) to the Middle East Landon Collins Limited Jersey , made the statements during a peace conference organized by the Ha'aretz daily newspaper in Tel Aviv.
"I admire and love Israel, but the state of Palestine must exist. Occupation isn't a long-term solution," Blair told the conference goers on Tuesday.
Israel occupied territories in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip territories during the 1967 Mideast War, controlling more than three million Palestinians.
The Palestinians seek to establish their land on those territories, with east Jerusalem serving as its capital.
"Israel is a strong country and will know how to defend itself in any situation Ereck Flowers Limited Jersey , but the conflict will not end without a return to the 1967 borders," the former envoy said.
He also said Israel should consider talking with Hamas in order to end the decades-long conflict with the Palestinians, as the current leadership of the Palestinian Authority does not have enough support of the Palestinian people to strike a peace deal with Israel.
Blair said Hamas can "change its position on Israel" and expressed his optimism about the feasibility of a peace treaty.
Israel deems the Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip since 2007, a terrorist organization, responsible for a slew of militant attacks against Israelis in the past and for firing rockets on Israeli communities.
In its covenant Darian Thompson Limited Jersey , the movement seeks the destruction of the state of Israel.
Israel has fought several rounds of fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in recent years, the last one taking place for two months last summer.
Another speaker at the conference was Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, who expressed less optimism than Blair about the prospects of peace between Israel and the Palestinians anytime soon.
Rivlin said he does not believe Israelis and Palestinians "will be able to bequeath peace" to future generations, but said the two peoples could reach "breakthroughs."
The president spoke of "building trust between the two peoples and leadership" so that future generations will "not begin at square one."
The president also spoke of maintaining good ties between Jews and Arab Israelis living side by side in Israel. Arab Israelis are Palestinians who stayed in Israel after its establishment in 1948. They became Israeli citizens, constituting 20 percent of the population.
"At the core, left-wing and right-wing government alike Sterling Shepard Limited Jersey , all of us, are ignoring the need to forge or manage the relations between Jews and Arabs, in Israel and elsewhere," the president said. "From this point of view, we are all behaving like ostriches, in the name of an unknown future."
The conference is held amid a weeks-long wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians Eli Apple Limited Jersey , which has claimed the lives of 12 Israelis and more than 80 Palestinians.
There are currently no talks held between both sides, as Israeli and Palestinian leaders blame each other for the current security escalation.
The last round of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority ended abruptly in April 2014 without any results.
MABULE, Botswana, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Confucius Institute at the University of Botswana (CIUB) on Friday began its Chinese culture tour in a border village of southern Botswana.
The first stop of the week-long tour across the landlocked African country is Mariba Junior Secondary School in the village of Mabule, bordering South Africa to the north, located about 260 km southwest of the capital city of Gaborone.
Friday's activities started with self-introduction when both Botswana and Chinese members of CIUB introduced themselves in local language Setswana. More than 600 students of Mariba gave the visitors a warm welcome and rhythmic applauds which they called Mariba style.
Senior school staff of Mariba Motlasuping Tshweneetsile welcomed the visitors Wayne Gallman Limited Jersey , saying Mabule is very far that once they have visitors they like to stay with them and share with them.
Director of CIUB Part Mgadla said CIUB which was established in 2009 is basically aimed to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture in Botswana, which is part of University of Botswana's internalization effort.
He told students it is better to prepare dealing with such an emerging economic power as China.
The CIUB team presented various kinds of culture performance like Chinese Martial Arts and Taichi, Peking Opera, Yangko dance, sword dance and fashion show.
Students of Mariba also joined activities of Chinese class, Chinese song Davis Webb Limited Jersey , paper-cutting, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese traditional games and chopstick competition with CIUB.
A 13-years-old student Masego Legoiwa told Xinhua she likes the activities, especially chopstick competition and martial arts, adding that she wants to be able to perform such skills when she grows up.
CIUB will visit schools across the country, including rural areas like Sojwe in the central Dalvin Tomlinson Limited Jersey , Maitengwe and Mapoka in the northeast bordering Zimbabwe. Dikgatlho junior secondary school close to the border with South Africa in eastern Botswana is also included in the schedule.
Confucius Institute is a non-profit public institution which aims to promote Chinese language and culture abroad.
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