Arabi told AFP that there would be global pressure on Netanyahu for a peace deal.
Netanyahu's statements would "not be the policies of the future Israeli government," Arabi told AFP.
"I believe personally that he made that statement about... no two states to gain the votes of the extremists, particularly those Russian immigrants who went to Israel in the last 10, 15 years," he said.
The Arab League chief told AFP that he expected stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume after the next Israeli government is formed.
"I think there will be enough pressure on any Israeli government that the situation as it is cannot continue; Israel is going to be a pariah," Arabi said.
[jpost.com]
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Palestine envoy: Netanyahu risks isolating Israel ...
ReplyDeletePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies have placed Israel on a collision course with the international community, the Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour told the New York Times Wednesday.
Should the PM succeed in forming a new government following his reelection, Mansour said he would further isolate his country.
“He is putting himself and the Israeli government, if he succeeds in forming it, in a complete collision with the international community, including the United States and Europe,” said Mansour.
In the days preceding the elections, Netanyahu - who had previously advocated a two-state solution in 2009 - had declared that a Palestinian state would not take form during his time in office.
“There’s a global consensus on a two-state solution,” Mansour said, adding that the Palestinians are considering how to deal with Netanyahu’s remarks.
“We will be strategizing and planning things,” he said.
“If Prime Minister Netanyahu is going to stick to fighting all of us, then all of us need to defend ourselves and fight back.”
Mansour said pushing for a Security Council resolution would only make sense if the U.S. - which vetoed a draft resolution setting a time frame for the establishment of a Palestinian state in December - “goes along with such an idea.”
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Powers had described the resolution as “deeply imbalanced” as it failed to cater to Israeli security needs................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/03/19/Palestine-U-N-Envoy-Netanyahu-risks-isolating-Israel-.html
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