Netanyahu's cabinet not interested in peace

The current Israeli regime headed by Benjamin Netanyahu is not interested in peace, the leader of Israel's Meretz Party Zahava Gal-on said yesterday.

Gal-on called on the Israeli regime to release the fourth batch of the Palestinian captives and freeze construction of settlements.

In an interview with Radio Israel, Gal-on said Netanyahu's government must regain its senses and put the new Palestinian government to the test to make sure that it is committed to the Quartet's conditions.

Opposition leader and Member of the Knesset Yitzhak Herzog of the Labour Party called on Netanyahu to "initiate a comprehensive and courageous offer" to Mahmoud Abbas.