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Israel is ready to renew negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, but the Palestinians are not ready for peace with Israel, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday in a speech opening the winter session of the 20th Knesset.

“When [Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas] Abu Mazen sees the murderers of Jews as martyrs and heroes, when he stands steadfast in his refusal to recognize Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people, then, I’m afraid, there is no foundation for real peace,” Netanyahu said.

“I have yet to hear from him a condemnation of the cruel and shocking murders of Kim Yeheskel and Ziv Hajbi, “ Netanyahu added, referring to last week’s terrorist attack at the Barkan industrial zone. “Abu Mazen continues to demand a nation state that is free of Jews, yet he attacks our Nation State Law. Abu Mazen adopts laws that hand down the death sentence to those that sell land to Jews and laws that reward the killers of Jews. The obstacle to peace is not us, but them.”

In a wide-ranging speech, Netanyahu praised the economic achievements of his government and said that Israel’s diplomatic relations were “flourishing in an unprecedented fashion” despite the warnings of the opposition that it faced isolation.

“Hundreds of heads of state, ministers and senior members of parliament come to Israel every year. They are in wonder at our military prowess and intelligence capabilities. We continue to methodically develop both those capabilities and they provide us with enormous diplomatic strength.”

Israel, under his government, Netanyahu said, had strengthened the alliance with the United States to new levels. “We have achieved this,” he said, “not by bowing our heads or making concessions. We achieved this by standing up for our diplomatic and security interests.”

Despite recent tension, Netanyahu said Israel had also strengthen ties with Russia. “I have frequent contacts with President [Vladimir] Putin… that allow us to deal with the complex challenges in our region. It is a very important connection for Israel,” he said.

On that note, Netanyahu added that Israel is “continuing to act against Iran in Syria and we will continue to push it back.”

Following is an excerpt from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks, today (Sunday, 14 October 2018), at the Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem:

In a related development, it was reported that Netanyahu delivered remarks at the Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem on Sunday.

“Look at our neighbors. Look at what President Abbas is doing. I mean, he’s rewarding terrorists. Pay for slay. The more they kill – the more they get paid. He has on his law books a rule, a law that says that if you sell land to Jews – you’ll be executed. Some peace and some coexistence,” declared Netanyahu.

He told the summit attendees that, “People have to say the truth. You are ambassadors of truth. You’re not merely the greatest ambassadors that Israel has around the world – you’re champions of truth. And if there’s one thing that I can ask you to do is to tell the truth. Tell the truth about our history, tell the truth about our present, tell the truth about who wants peace and who doesn’t want peace.”

           By: TPS Staff

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