Israelis and Palestinians will continue their peace negotiations, despite the announced resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, officials from both sides said Thursday, according to DPA. Olmert's intention to quit will not affect Palestinian efforts "to reach a peace deal with Israel," Saeb Erekat, a senior negotiator and official in Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, said. The Israeli premier decision, which comes amid corruption allegations, is "an internal affair," Erekat told Voice of Palestine Radio. Olmert's spokesman, Mark Regev, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur, dpa "We are committed to continuing the peace process."
