Netanhahu rejects calls for withdrawal to 1967 lines ahead of major White House meeting

The Republic, May 19, 2011

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,

JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister has rejected a key aspect of President Barack Obama’s policy speech, saying that a return to his country’s 1967 borders would spell disaster for the Jewish state.

In a statement released late Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu called the 1967 lines “indefensible.”

The tough stand could set the stage for a tense meeting Friday when Netanyahu goes to the White House.

In his speech, Obama said a future Palestinian state must be based in territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, with minor adjustments reached through negotiations.

Netanyahu said such a withdrawal would jeopardize Israel’s security and leave major West Bank settlements outside Israeli borders.

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One Response to “Netanhahu rejects calls for withdrawal to 1967 lines ahead of major White House meeting”

wordgeezer Says:
May 20, 2011 at 11:43 am | Reply
So, I guess, much like George Duhhbya Bu$h, who said “oceans no longer divide us”; Netanyahoo will claim that the desert no longer divides Israel from Egypt. He wants total commitment to the document, but would change the boundaries in his favor. What could be more predictable than the Zionist agenda?

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