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September 26, 2011

Israeli PM: Netanyahu: Palestinians “Should Fail” in Statehood Bid 
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On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on NBC's
Meet the Press and criticized the Palestinian bid for statehood.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "There's two pieces to
— two sides to the equation. The Palestinians want a state, but
they have to give peace in return. What they're trying to do in the
United Nations is to get a state without giving Israel peace or giving
Israel peace and security. And I think that's — that's wrong. That
should not succeed. That should — that should fail. But what
should succeed is for them to actually sit down and negotiate with us to
get two states for two peoples — a demilitarized Palestinian state
that recognizes the Jewish state. That's what should succeed."



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