Does Netanyahu Support Palestinian State?
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From the Left
Netanyahu Back To Barely Pretending He Supports A Two-State SolutionFresh off his party's victory in this week's parliamentary election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday walked back a statement from earlier this week in which he had ruled out a "two-state" solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"I haven't changed my policy," Netanyahu said Thursday in an interview with NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell.
"I don't want a one-state solution. I want a sustainable, peaceful two-state solution," he added.
But just a few days earlier, in the midst of what then looked like an uphill battle...
From the Right
White House unmoved by Netanyahu’s new comments on Palestinian stateThe White House wasn’t buying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments Thursday that he still supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“He walked back from commitments that Israel had previously made,” said White House press secretary Josh Earnest, referring to Mr. Netanyahu’s remarks just prior to his re-election Tuesday. “It is cause for the United States to evaluate what our path is forward.”
Just prior to the Israeli election, Mr. Netanyahu said a two-state solution would never h
From the Left
Netanyahu flip flops on Palestinian state commentTwo days after his victory at the polls, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already walked back his disavowal of a two-state solution.
"I don't want a one-state solution. I want a sustainable, peaceful two-state solution," Netanyahu said Thursday in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. "I haven't changed my policy."
But just days before, in an attempt to drive right-wing voters to the polls, Netanyahu said in an interview that there would not be a Palestinian
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