‘If Abu Mazen is really serious and intends to promote peace, as far as I’m concerned we can sit down together immediately.’

Sounds like the ball has been returned across the net. But the problem is that Abbas does not want to sit down with Netanyahu, he wants to go to the UN with a statehood bid.

In his shoes, I might do the same, for a number of reasons. But in Netanyahu’s shoes, my response would be much more his than Peres’.