Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media at the conclusion of his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Iran's hardline president says the fighting in Gaza between Hamas and Israel has shown that it is 'not feasible' for what he calls Israel's 'Zionist regime' to continue to live in the region. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the fighting in Gaza has been 'a great lesson for all,' saying it shows 'the absolute defeat and desperation of this (Israeli) regime.' (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)From Yahoo News/AP:
CAIRO, Egypt – A top Israeli envoy delivered his country's stance on a cease-fire agreement in Gaza to Egyptian mediators trying to seal a truce on Thursday. The Iranian president said the fighting showed Israel's continued existence in the region is "not feasible."
The development came as the U.N. secretary-general pressed Israel and Gulf leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia to discuss the conflict.
The diplomatic push gained momentum despite competing agendas among Arab and Islamic governments, which are openly disagreeing about how to resolve — or even discuss — the conflict between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers.
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