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Friday, May 20, 2011
PM meets US president, rejects Obama land-concession plan
REUTERS AND JPOST.COM STAFF
05/20/2011
Obama and Netanyahu meet, discuss range of issues in Middle East; both leaders acknowledge differences in their positions concerning Palestinian issue; Obama says 'dangers of Iran,' Syria protests discussed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday he was prepared to make compromises to achieve peace but he rejected President Barack Obama's proposal that Israel return to 1967 borders.
Obama and Netanyahu met at the White House a day after the US president endorsed a longstanding Palestinian demand on the borders for their future state. he US president said that any final solution must include two states, Israel and a Palestinian state, which exist viably on each others borders.
Netanyahu said that while the refugee issue needed to be resolved, it could not be resolved within Israel's borders.
Obama reiterated that Israel's security would be "paramount" in any likely peace deal with the Palestinians.
In remarks to reporters in the Oval Office, Obama said he had reiterated the principles he had laid out on Thursday.
Both men acknowledged differences between their positions.
Obama said the United States and Israel had an extraordinary bond. Netanyahu said he and Obama could still work together for peace.
The two leaders also discussed issues relating to the recent Arab uprisings across the Middle East which has seen leaders ousted in Egypt and Tunisia.
Obama said that the two leaders discussed the protests in Syria, which is "of concern" to Israel. He said he explained to Netanyahu the steps the US is taking in regards to the situation, including sanctions against Syria and Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The two leaders also discussed Iran and the dangers presented by its possible procurement of nuclear weapons.
The US president said that he discussed with Netanyahu Iranian "hypocracy," saying that while Iran supports of democratization processes in the Middle East, the Islamic Republic also actively clamps down on anti-government opposition on its own soil.
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