Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 23, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 23, 2017
Opening Knesset, PM says US, Israel on the same page
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel and the US are on the same page regarding the Palestinian reconciliation efforts.
“We want a true peace, not a false reconciliation with those who want to destroy us,” says Netanyahu in the Knesset.
He says Israel will negotiate with a Palestinian government on peace — but not one that incorporates Hamas.
“This is not only our stance; this is the position of the US,” says Netanyahu. “Reconciliation for peace is good. Reconciliation to destroy Israel is not. It’s not that complicated.”
The prime minister adds that Israel is extending “a hand of peace” to all its neighbors.
Netanyahu says he hopes Israel “becomes a place of peace and security.”
— Marissa Newman
