will strive in this term to reach a final status agreement with the Palestinians and to set Israel's permanent boundaries.

This initiative is a real knife in the back ... because it aims to give international legitimacy to a terrorist group and we must oppose it with all our means.

I would like to arrive at a situation where the Palestinians are begging the U.S. to stop the Israelis. Then let's come talk again.

We will build on this to further increase the areas of agreement. Obviously, India's concerns in vital areas such as cross-border terrorism will have to find place in any document that future negotiations endeavor to conclude,

I put together a meeting with all of the disaffiliated principals and we reached an agreement that they will be marching in our Labor Day Parade, ... The unity that we have gives us a better opportunity to survive this. I look at the glass half full — this disaffiliation is temporary and its also a healthy debate for us to have.

continues to keep an eye on the situation. He has high hopes that an agreement on a Cabinet will be reached.