He mocked Abbas’ call to launch “a lawsuit against Britain” over the Balfour Declaration, saying it was as “absurd” as suing Abraham for buying land in Hebron in the Bible.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with over 15 heads of state and representatives of African countries on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Israel’s GPO reported Thursday.
On the current deadlock in negotiations with the Palestinians, Netanyahu told Abbas he wants him to address the Knesset and that he’s prepared to “speak peace with the Palestinian parliament in Ramallah”.
Reiterating that he remains “committed to a vision of peace based on two states for two people”, Netanyahu said that “Israel is ready to negotiate all final status issues”, and that “the road to peace is through Jerusalem and Ramallah, not NY”.
Erdogan said he believes his country’s recently restored ties with Israel can be useful in encouraging the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians.
Later, Netanyahu and Israel’s United Nations ambassador, Danny Danon, hosted an event in which representatives of Israel’s tech, solar and medical industries presented their innovations to diplomats from Africa and developing countries elsewhere.
Netanyahu is already in NY, where he addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
He also said he’d seek a UN Security Council resolution that would denounce Israeli settlements and “the terror of the settlers against the Palestinian people”. He has also said he would not uproot settlements.
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. Paris stressed that it would be ready to recognize Palestine as a state if the talks yielded no results.
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Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he would push for a resolution condemning West Bank settlements during his speech at the body in NY.
