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May 23, 2011

Netanyahu: 1967 Borders "Indefensible" and Israel to Keep Troops in Jordan Valley 
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Obama's speech to American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) came
two days after he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at
the White House. Netanyahu repeated his stance that the 1967 borders are
"indefensible," because they would exclude from Israel the hundreds of
thousands of Jewish settlers living on occupied Palestinian land.
Netanyahu also vowed that Israel would maintain troops along what would
be the Palestinian state's eastern border.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "While Israel is prepared to
make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines
because these lines are indefensible, because they don't take into
account certain changes that have taken place on the ground. Demographic
changes that have taken place over the last 44 years. We're going to
have a long term military presence along the Jordan, I discussed this
with the President, I think we understand that Israel has certain
security requirements that will have to come into place in any deal that
we make."



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