Did Netanyahu Cave in to White House Demand?
October 1, 2014Arutz Sheva has learned that the White House demanded that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declare, before his meeting Wednesday with President Barack Obama, that he is still committed to the two-state solution.
The White House was reportedly dissatisfied with the contents of Netanyahu’s speech at the UN earlier this week as the speech did not specifically mention the two-state solution, but rather only a statement by Netanyahu that he is prepared for an historic compromise if it results in true peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Arutz Sheva learned that the White House demanded that Netanyahu declare his commitment to the two-state solution before the meeting or risk another crisis in the relations between Israel and the U.S..
According to another unconfirmed report, Obama’s associates officially conditioned the meeting between the two leaders on such a statement from Netanyahu.
It is likely due to this reason that Netanyahu had to clarify before the meeting that he is still committed to the two-state solution in exchange for recognition of Israel as a Jewish state by the Palestinian Authority (PA).
It should be noted that Obama and Netanyahu’s meeting came as PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas continues his unilateral steps and has announced his intention to lobby the United Nations to set a deadline for Israel to withdraw from Judea and Samaria.
Abbas said earlier Wednesday that if the United States vetoes the resolution that he will bring before the Security Council, he will “re-examine” the PA’s security cooperation with Israel.
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