Livni: Acknowledging "Israeli" State Not Prerequisite for Negotiations

Local Editor

Upon the US Secretary of State's arrival to occupied Palestine to appeal negotiations between "Israel" and the Palestinian Authority, the "Israeli" Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni - assigned to negotiate with Palestinians - expressed her will to back down from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand that Palestinians acknowledge the Judaization of Palestine as a prerequisite for negotiations.
"Israeli" Maariv daily cited a well-informed source as saying, "Livni is convinced that the "Israeli" persistence on this condition could hinder negotiations, meanwhile she didn't rule out the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of a two-state solution."
According to Maariv, "Netanyahu's persistence on Palestinians recognizing "Israel" as a Jewish state prohibits the world to acknowledge the national rights of "Israel's" Arabs."

For their part, sources close to Netanyahu admitted, "The persistence of recognizing "Israel" as a Jewish state is enough to hinder the political path," underscoring, "If Palestinians are interested in "Israeli" initiatives, such as the limited liberation of prisoners or curbing the settlement construction, they must admit to the Judaization of Palestine."

Source: Maariv, translated and edited by moqawama.org