Lieberman: No chance for PA deal

Zionist regime's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman addressed US Secretary of State John Kerry's optimism in regards to a political breakthrough with the Palestinian Authority and said: "We are at a dead end".

In an appearance Friday night at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy conference, the foreign minister said he "doesn't see a chance to achieve a comprehensive agreement."

"There may have been something dramatic that I don't know about. My feeling is that there is great desire but I don't think it's possible. It is not easy to bridge the gaps. We are not even close to a deal, not even an interim one. That is my estimate," stressed the foreign minister, who is not directly involved in the negotiations.

On Friday, moments before leaving Israel, Kerry said: "I believe we are closer than we have been in years in bringing about the peace and prosperity and security that all the people in this region deserve and have been yearning for."

Lieberman will meet with Kerry in Washington on Sunday. This meeting is particularly significant since the previous secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, refused to meet with Lieberman more than twice.

Lieberman said that talks with the Palestinian Authority should not have a starting point of discussing security and refugees, "but rather (start with) something simple like trust and reliability. The trust between the two sides is non-existent. It is hard to make peace when you don't believe the other side."