Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told visiting Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair Monday, "The path to a Palestinian state goes through their own war on terror." She also distinguished between what she called "the moderates and the extremists," referring to the Fatah and Hamas factions.
"Strengthening the Palestinian institutions is an Israeli interest. Your success is our success," she added. Blair also met with United States Middle East military envoy Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, who has been training PA security forces.