He said violence exclusively taking place in East Jerusalem would not be tolerated, neither would stone-throwing in what he called "our capital."
"It [East Jerusalem] is part of our city, it is our city and we will use all necessary means to prevent it [the violence]," Netanyahu said.
He said [settlement] construction would go on in East Jerusalem for both Jews and Arabs. He added that nobody could prevent his government from building homes for Jews in the ancient city.
"We are ready to fight with an iron fist anyone who seeks to divide our city," Netanyahu said assertively.
The leader of Israel's right-wing Likud Party, Netanyahu also dwelt on the Iranian nuclear program, describing it as a much larger threat than the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a militant movement that has overrun major territories in both Iraq and Syria.
"We face the danger of an agreement between world powers and Iran," Netanyahu said, noting that the deal would allow Iran to be a nuclear power that could develop a nuclear bomb in a short time.
"This is a global threat, especially to the state of Israel, even much worse than the threat of ISIL," Netanyahu added.
Israel has been protesting Iran's nuclear program ever since news of this program came to the fore years ago.
The self-proclaimed Jewish state is now expressing strong opposition to talks between world powers and Iran over the country's nuclear program, talks that are expected to end Iran's international isolation in case of a deal.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank during the 1967 Middle East War. It later annexed the holy city of Jerusalem in 1980, claiming it as the capital of its state – a move never recognized by the international community.
Palestinians demand the establishment of an independent state in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, with East Jerusalem – currently occupied by Israel – as its capital.
For many Palestinians, the right of return to their homes in historical Palestine – a right enshrined in U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194 – is a key demand.
By Anees Barghouthy
www.aa.com.tr/en
19/10/14
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Three in four Israeli Jews oppose a Palestinian state if it means dividing Jerusalem ....
ReplyDeleteEven as Jerusalem and Washington locked horns earlier this month in a very public spat over construction in Jerusalem, more than three-fourths of the Jewish-Israeli public is opposed to the establishment of a Palestinian state if it means dividing Jerusalem, according to a poll released on Sunday.
The poll, sponsored by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, and conducted by the Shvakim Panorama research institute, found that 76 percent of the Jewish public opposed a Palestinian state if it meant dividing the capital, indicating that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took no political risks – and indeed reflected a wide consensus opinion – when he publicly sparred with the White House earlier this month over plans to build in Givat Hamatos and allow Jews to move into Silwan.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Three-in-four-Israeli-Jews-oppose-a-Palestinian-state-if-it-means-dividing-Jerusalem-379262
20/10/14