The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, told a joint meeting of Congress today that Israel will be generous on the size of a Palestinian state but more demanding on where the border is drawn.
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Benjamin Netanyahu is an Israeli politician who has served multiple terms as the Prime Minister of Israel. He is a member of the Likud party and is known for his strong stance on security issues and opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Netanyahu has been a central figure in Israeli politics for decades, advocating for policies that prioritize Israel's national security and economic growth. His leadership has been marked by significant events, including military operations and diplomatic efforts in the Middle East.
Israel's prime minister flatly rejected President Obama's call yesterday for a return to Israel's 1967 borders as a basis for Middle East peace talks.
We seek a peace that will end the conflict between us once and for all.
President Abbas, you are my partner in peace. And it is up to us, with the help of our friends, to conclude the agonizing conflict between our peoples and to afford them a new beginning.
In my vision of peace, in this small land of ours, two peoples live freely, side by side, in amity and mutual respect.
Who gave this Holocaust denier a hearing? I say on behalf of my people, the Jewish people and decent people everywhere, have you no shame? Have you no decency?
A mere six decades after the Holocaust, you give legitimacy to a man who denies the murder of six million Jews while promising to wipe out the State of Israel, the State of the Jews? What a disgrace. What a mockery of the Charter of the…
... who gave this Holocaust denier a hearing, I say, on behalf of my people, the Jewish people, and decent people everywhere, have you no shame? Have you no decency?
The main focal point of our conversation, the need to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.





