Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has refused to see Carter, who has been critical of Israeli policy towards the Palestinians, during a regional visit that began on April 13. "We believe that the problem is not that I met Hamas in Syria ... The problem is that Israel and the United States refuse to meet with these people, who must be involved." He said "there's no doubt that both the Arab world and the Palestinians, including Hamas, will accept Israel's right to live in peace within the 1967 borders". Full Article at Mail & Guardian Online