Sunday, June 14, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed a Palestinian state: video

Reuters - Netanyahu bows to Obama, accepts Palestinian "state"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded on Sunday to uncommon pressure from Washington by finally giving his endorsement -- with conditions -- to the establishment of a Palestinian state.

But in a speech answering President Barack Obama's address to the Arab world 10 days ago, the right-wing leader's defense of Jewish settlement on occupied land may fail to dispel tension with the White House, as the two men try to set new terms for the Middle East peace process in their first months in office.

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