Netanyahu’s New Year’s Greeting: Peace Talks May Not Succeed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Tuesday in a New Year’s greeting that there was no guarantee negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians would succeed, but vowed to aim for a peace agreement by the end of the year.
“This year, after many efforts, direct talks with the Palestinians have begun,” the prime minister said, in a video circulated by his bureau ahead of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. “This is an important step in our attempt to advance a peace agreement between us and them.”
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