Root of Palestinian conflict ‘not
territorial': Netanyahu
Wednesday May 01, 2013 08:30:10 PM,
Agencies
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Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu on Wednesday said the root of the conflict with the
Palestinians was not about territory but about their refusal to
recognize Israel as the Jewish state.
“The root of the conflict is not territorial. It started a long
time before 1967,” Netanyahu said in a meeting with foreign
ministry officials.
“The Palestinians’ lack of will to recognize the state of Israel
as the national state of the Jewish people is the root of the
conflict,” he said.
His remarks, which were communicated by a senior government
source, appeared to be a reference to moves by the Arab League to
revive and modify its 2002 peace initiative.
They came after Gilad Erdan, a minister in the security cabinet
and considered close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke
to a public radio.
“If Israel agrees to come to the negotiating table while accepting
in advance that talks would be held on the basis of the 1967
lines, there wouldn’t be very much to negotiate about.
“We cannot start negotiations after agreeing in advance to give up
everything,” he added.
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