Deputy Prime Minister Chaim Ramon (Kadima) said Friday morning that Israel must act now towards creating a new Arab state because we "do not know how much time we still have a partner." Speaking on Voice of Israel government radio, he explained that Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad are the first people with whom the government can talk and make a bi-lateral agreement.
He said the final borders must be drawn "carefully and slowly" but insisted that most of Judea and Samaria represent a "threat" to Israel so long as Israel retains it.