Segueing to the Palestinian issue, the Prime Minister says the reason Israel doesn’t have peace yet with the Palestinians is not because of the settlements, noting that the conflict predated 1967 and continued in Gaza after the pullout.
“The reason we don;t have peace is the persistent Palestinian refusal to recognize the Jewish state in any boundary,” he says.
He adds that the truth is that Israel seeks peace.
“The truth is that I speak peace,” he says.
He then cites that Israel made peace with Egypt and Jordan because they both truly wanted peace and were willing to “bury the past and seize the future.”
“When Israel faces a Palestinian leadership that seeks peace, is willing to bury the past and makes no more claims of the Jewish state … when we meet a leader that is willing to finally recognize the Jewish state we will have peace,” he says, calling it “the most essential requirement.”
He adds that he remains committed to a two-state solution, including a demilitarized Palestinian state.
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