Bibi: Palestinians Must Recognize Israel as a Jewish State
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state, saying that only then they will be ready to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Army Radio reported Friday.
Speaking at a meeting of worldwide Jewish leaders in Jerusalem on Friday, Netanyahu said that peace must be based on a mutual agreement.
Netanyahu said that only when Israel?s partners in peace agree to recognize the legitimacy of the Jewish state, they would be ready to end the conflict with Israel.