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Austin, Texas: Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has said a lasting peace accord with Israel was unlikely in 2008 despite renewed diplomatic peace efforts.
"I do not believe though that the final resolution ... will be complete in the course of this year. I don't think that is likely," Fayyad said during a private visit to Texas on Thursday.
Fayyad highlighted the lack of progress on the issue of Israeli settlements and military incursions into the West Bank as among the chief obstacles in the peace plan.
"The short-term track is not moving as well as it needs to for the political process, for negotiations. In particular, the lack of an adequately firm commitment with regard to [Israeli] settlements," he said.
Israel has yet to fulfil its road map commitments to stop building settlements and to dismantle illegal outposts in the occupied West Bank.
Fayyad said militias linked to Hamas and others were also not helping matters for the government. He said his government wants to disarm Hamas and all militias.
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