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(IsraelNN.com) President Shimon Peres told the Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman that he is "100 per cent" sure that the separation barrier eventually will come down. He added, "We are experts in dismantling walls." He explained, "It is not the age of walls, but it is the age of terror, and I think terror will disappear finally because it does not have a message. It is a violent protest and they don't know where they are going."

The newly elected President added, "We don't have any embargo on the Palestinians. We have an embargo on Hamas... What can Israel do if Hamas fires every day three or four rockets over our civilians?"