Israel not counting on Obama in peace talks- Livni
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Israel's chief negotiator with the Palestinians said on Thursday Israel did not need any "dramatic" intervention in the peace process from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama when he takes office in January.
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who could become prime minister after Israel's general election in February, told Jewish leaders in New York the international community should limit itself to backing the talks according to parameters set out at a peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, nearly a year ago.
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Livni was in New York to attend a high-level U.N. General Assembly meeting on dialogue between different religions on the initiative of Saudi King Abdullah.
She said King Abdullah had taken a "courageous" step in calling the meeting, which indicated a recognition that the enemy of Arab states was not Israel but extremism
