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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
PM: Palestinian refusal to recognize Jewish state to blame for moribund talks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Palestinian refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state is the reason for the stalled peace talks between the two sides.
“The consistent refusal to recognize a Jewish state and put an end to this conflict is what is holding back peace,” Netanyahu says at the official ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Israel’s reunification of the city in the 1967 Six Day War.
He says that Israel is willing to broker peace with the Palestinians.
At the ceremony, the prime minister repeats remarks he made at the Knesset earlier today: “The Temple Mount and the Western Wall will remain under Israeli sovereignty forever.”
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