Israel Rejects French Peace Effort Proposal
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Apr 28, 2016, 12:22 PM ET
Israel has rejected a French initiative aimed at restarting peace efforts with the Palestinians, saying direct negotiations are the best way to reach a final agreement between the sides.
Paris is to host an international meeting in May of 20 countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, to discuss the peace process. Israel and the Palestinians have not been invited.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Thursday that "Israel adheres to its position that the best way to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is direct, bilateral negotiations. Israel is ready to begin them immediately without preconditions."
The Palestinians have welcomed the French proposal.
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forest444
(5,902 posts)Except, of course, their own.
fred v
(271 posts)Not!
Hulk
(6,699 posts)They would lose their "caged specimens" to experiment on with all the new toys the US military complex develops.
It is no secret that Israel military forces are testing the latest developed armaments for our police forces to adopt. I've seen numerous videos provided by even ex-Israeli military themselves.
They have no use for peace.
Mosby
(16,311 posts)JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is ready to start “direct, bilateral negotiations” with the Palestinians.
The invitation, which Netanyahu has repeatedly extended, was included in a statement issued Thursday by the Prime Minister’s Office under the heading “Israel’s Response to the French Initiative.”
The French government announced last week that it will convene a summit of foreign ministers in Paris next month as a start to renewing the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. The meeting on May 30 will not include representatives of Israel and the Palestinians.
The summit is set to be the run-up to an international peace conference to be held in the French capital this summer that would include Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
“Israel adheres to its position that the best way to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is direct, bilateral negotiations,” the statement issued Thursday said. “Israel is ready to begin them immediately without preconditions. Any other diplomatic initiative distances the Palestinians from direct negotiations.”
http://www.jta.org/2016/04/28/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/netanyahu-calls-for-direct-bilateral-negotiations-with-palestinians
Redwoods Red
(137 posts)Says he wants peace negotiations. With a straight face.
