Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet USA presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Sunday.
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Trump’s campaign confirmed his plans to meet with Netanyahu but did not immediately comment on what the two intend to discuss. Clinton’s campaign later also confirmed her plans. He is expected to head back to Israel in the evening.
The Israeli prime minister’s office did not provide further details, including whether the meetings were at Netanyahu’s invitation.
European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, left, United Nations General Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, second from left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, second from right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for photographers before a meeting of the Middle East quartet at U.N. headquarters, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016.
Netanyahu said that the threat a nuclear Iran poses “is not behind us; it’s before us”.
“I call on President Abbas: You have a choice to make”.
I invite you (Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas) to speak to the Israeli people at the Knesset in Jerusalem.
In his speech, which came a day after he sat down with President Barack Obama, Netanyahu also emphasised the strong bond between Israel and the United States. But he noted the president has previously vetoed anti-Israel measures at the United Nations and said peace would not be achieved through speeches.
“This conflict is not about the settlements; it never was”, he said.
Erdogan said he believes his country’s recently restored ties with Israel can be useful in encouraging the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians.
The Quartet – the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations – is tasked with overseeing global peace efforts, but both France and Egypt have expressed an interest in helping out.
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The declaration, he said, “paved the road for the nakba”, an Arabic term referring to Israel’s victory in its war of independence and the displacement and dispersal of Palestinians that resulted.
