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Benjamin Netanyahu supports creation of demilitarised Palestinian state
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Jun 15, 2009 04:41pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | By Dina Kraft in Tel Aviv |
| Media | Newspaper - Daily Telegraph |
| News Date | Monday, June 15, 2009 10:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a landmark move, he endorsed a separate state for the first time but said it must have no military, no control of its air space and no way of smuggling in weapons.
The speech, given in response to US President Barack Obama's address to the Muslim in Cairo world last month, also called on the Palestinians to recognise the right of Israel to exist.
"If we receive this guarantee for demilitarisation and the security arrangements required by Israel, and if the Palestinians recognise Israel as the nation of the Jewish people, we will be prepared for a true peace agreement (and) to reach a solution of a demilitarised Palestinian state alongside the Jewish state," he said.
"Each will have its flag, each will have its anthem. The Palestinian territory will be without arms, will not control airspace, will not be able to have arms enter."
Until now Mr Netanyahu, who leads the Right-wing Likud party, had refused to accept anything more than a vague notion of Palestinian autonomy.
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