Shimon Peres calls 'Palestinians' 'self-victimizing' but also questions Israel's position on 'settlements'

There's a lot not to like about this lengthy interview. Israel's President, Shimon Peres, who is lionized abroad far more than here, tells David Frost on al-Jazeera that the 'Palestinians' are self-made victims. Unfortunately, he also criticizes our government's position on 'settlements.'

Peres represents the Left's view that because 'we' want a compromise, a compromise must be possible. What