US ambassador to Israel ‘confused’ by Netanyahu’s statements on Palestinian
Shapiro’s comments came the morning after President Barack Obama said he did not believe Netanyahu supports the establishment of a Palestinian state. Obama was referring to comments made by Netanyahu during the last few days of his election campaign in which he hard-lined his position and said that there would be no Palestinian state if he […]
Israeli Ambassador: Israel Committed to Peaceful Two-State Solution
After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to walk back his claim before the Israeli election that there would be no Palestinian state, Ambassador Ron Dermer on Sunday morning denied that Israel has changed its opinion on a two-state solution. When asked to respond to President Obama saying he would take Netanyahu at his pre-election […]
Commit to two-state solution with the Palestinians
Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Netanyahu on Friday and urged him to renew Israel’s commitment to a “two-state solution” to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to clarify on Thursday comments made during his election campaign that a Palestinian state would not emerge under […]
Why Netanyahu? It’s more than just nationalism
It’s a mystery to many: Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign gained steam when he ruled out the creation of a Palestinian state, and he seems determined to continue settling occupied land with Jews. So why would Israelis again back policies that promise friction of all kinds — and will dramatically dilute the Jewish character of their […]
‘I don’t want to clean up after Benjamin Netanyahu’
In his first interview after elections, Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog spoke to Army Radio Thursday morning about his defeat in the 20th Knesset elections and Israel’s political outlook in light of the results. Herzog said he had gone to bed around 2 a.m. Wednesday after polls had closed, believing his party had tied […]