Netanyahu: ’Israel’ Not Confined to American Positions

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"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlighted that "the Americans are establishing American positions - not "Israeli. "Israel" does not have to accept these positions."

"The Palestinian state should be a demilitarized entity that recognizes the "Jewish state"," he said.

Netanyahu emphasized that in the negotiations with the Palestinians, he is seeking to secure two conditions: "I don't want a bi-national state and I don't want another Iran-sponsored state that launches rockets and terror at us. We have been through serious turmoil, and after five years of supervised and responsible navigation, we will soon know if we can continue the negotiations with the Palestinians.

According to him, the Americans are working to establish their own stances which will not be mandatory for "Israel" to accept: "We insist on the recognition of a "Jewish state" for the "Jewish people" - that is the root of this conflict. The conflict is not about the territories or the settlements and it is not about a Palestinian state."

"The most succinct formula for a peace arrangement," he said, "is a demilitarized Palestinian state that recognizes "the Jewish state". We do not want to annex them as citizens nor do we want to rule them."

Referring to issue of a nuclear Iran, Netanyahu stressed that an interim agreement between Iran and the six world powers only delayed the Iranian nuclear program in six weeks.

Netanyahu furthermore said that "Israel" will only support an arrangement that will ensure a complete dismantling of Iran's abilities of obtaining nuclear arms for military purposes.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team