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Israel PM: root of Palestinian conflict not territory

Agence France-PresseMay 1, 2013 17:17
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that an Israeli withdrawal would not bring peace with the Palestinians because the heart of the conflict was their refusal to recognise Israel as a Jewish state. His remarks came a day after the Arab League announced moves to revive and modify its 2002 peace initiative, drawing praise from Washington and Israel's chief peace negotiator Tzipi Livni but no official response from the Israeli government.

Israel PM: root of Palestinian conflict 'not territorial'

Agence France-PresseMay 1, 2013 08:15
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that an Israeli withdrawal would not bring peace with the Palestinians because the heart of the conflict was their refusal to recognise Israel as a Jewish state. His remarks came a day after the Arab League announced moves to revive and modify its 2002 peace initiative, drawing praise from Washington and from Israel's chief peace negotiator Tzipi Livni but no official response from the Israeli government.

Israel PM: root of Palestinian conflict 'not territorial'

Agence France-PresseMay 1, 2013 07:15
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said the root of the conflict with the Palestinians was not about territory but about their refusal to recognise Israel as the Jewish state. "The root of the conflict is not territorial. It started a long time before 1967," Netanyahu said in a meeting with foreign ministry officials. "The Palestinians' lack of will to recognise the state of Israel as the national state of the Jewish people is the root of the conflict," he said.

Netanyahu's new security cabinet may hesitate on any Iran war

March 19, 2013 11:00
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has streamlined his security cabinet but its crop of untested politicians and a member who has rankled at sabre-rattling could hamper any decision to strike Iran. The seven-minister forum was unveiled on Monday as part of a new centre-right government whose "paramount task", Netanyahu said, is to "stop Iran from arming itself with nuclear weapons".

Budget, Iran top priorities for new Israeli government

March 19, 2013 00:30
(Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government will face the immediate task of passing an austerity budget and the time-sensitive challenge of preventing what it believes is Iran's drive to develop nuclear weapons. Following is a list of the coalition's main priorities as Netanyahu started his third term in office on Monday: PASSING A BUDGET

Backers of Israeli settlers stake claim in cabinet

March 18, 2013 18:00
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new governing coalition took office after a parliamentary vote on Monday with powerful roles reserved for supporters of settlers in occupied territory. While the new line-up includes more moderates than in the outgoing government, the predominance of legislators who are either settlers or among their staunchest supporters could hamper any efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Backers of Israeli settlers stake claim in cabinet

March 18, 2013 16:30
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new governing coalition took office after a parliamentary vote on Monday with powerful roles reserved for supporters of settlers in occupied territory. While the new line-up includes more moderates than in the outgoing government, the predominance of legislators who are either settlers or among their staunchest supporters could hamper any efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Backers of Israeli settlers stake claim in Netanyahu cabinet

March 18, 2013 09:00
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new governing coalition prepared to take office after a parliamentary vote on Monday with powerful roles reserved for supporters of settlers in occupied territory. While the new line-up includes more moderates than in the outgoing government, the predominance of legislators who are either settlers or among their staunchest supporters could hamper any efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Israel's Netanyahu forms new government, set for third term

March 16, 2013 16:30
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu formally notified President Shimon Peres on Saturday that after 40 days of tortuous negotiations with potential coalition partners he had formed a new government and ensured himself a third term as prime minister. "As you know I was able to form a government," Peres's office quoted premier Netanyahu as saying at a meeting in Jerusalem. "You gave me the task and I carried it out."

'King Bibi' holds on to Israel's throne

March 16, 2013 16:30
Israel's rightwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Saturday informed President Shimon Peres of having formed a new government, is a figure of both admiration and loathing at home and abroad. A May 2012 cover of Time magazine hailed him as "King Bibi," using his nickname, but former French president Nicolas Sarkozy branded him a "liar" in a private conversation with US President Barack Obama. The hawkish Netanyahu will now begin a third term as prime minister, following an initial 1996-1999 tenure that made him the youngest ever to hold the post in the Jewish state.
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