In opening the Knesset, Barak alleges being ready for peace

Israeli prime minister Ihud Barak allegated before the Knesset which opened its work of the winter session yesterday - that he is ready for peace yet he has no peace partner (a reference to Arafat) for the discussion in the current time and that the Palestinians chose violence when the Israeli government was ready to remove every stumble to reach the peace.On the other hand, the leader of the opposition Likud Party Ariel Sharon said before the Knesset that he is ready to join a national emergency government immediately if an agreement can be reached with Barak on the reaction toward the unilateral declaration for the Palestinian country.