No change of government policy
1 Comments Published by Avi Green on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 11:41 AM.
Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Israeli government won't be changing its policy on building (via The Jawa Report):
Israeli will neither change policies that have been upheld by its various governments since 1967 nor halt construction in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stressed at Sunday's cabinet meeting.Let's hope, but not let down our guard.
“We will clarify that building in Jerusalem is like building in Tel Aviv,” Netanyahu said. A final-status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, he said, could only be reached at the conclusion of direct talks in which the two sides "sit together and sort the issues out." The prime minister said that the planned proximity talks – indirect negotiations with US mediation – would enable the two sides to individually state their case, but would not facilitate an enduring peace process.
Netanyahu said his position would remain unflagging during his visit to Washington later on Sunday, and that he would clarify that to the Obama administration.
Labels: anti-semitism, islam, Israel, Jerusalem, United States
Its good news. What remains to be seen is whether Netanyahu will fold under pressure at the White House. It still remains to be seen whether Netanyahu has core principles on which he won't budge under any circumstances.