Netanyahu Accuses Palestinians of 'Inciting Hatred'
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian leaders Sunday of "inciting hatred," as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited the region to push peace talks forward.
"The Palestinians are continuing their campaign of inciting hatred, as we have seen in the last few days with their refusal to recognize Israel as a state for the Jewish people," Netanyahu told a weekly cabinet meeting.
"This is the main issue that we're discussing with (Kerry). Among other key topics are Israel's security, which must remain in its hands," he added, in comments broadcast by public radio.
Netanyahu's remarks came as Kerry left Israel for neighboring Jordan after three days of intense shuttle diplomacy between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
Kerry was on his 10th visit to the region since taking office, having kick-started direct negotiations in July after a three-year hiatus.
Kerry has pledged to work even more intensively in the coming months, in a bid to thrash out a framework agreement for final status talks with an April deadline looming.
Palestinian leaders have refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, arguing that to do so might compromise the rights of Israeli Arabs and the "right of return" for Palestinian refugees.
"We know that we have to reach an agreement, but this agreement cannot put into doubt the right of the Jewish people to a state," Netanyahu said.
05 January 2014, 14:34
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He reminds me of Southern when he talks about inciting hatred.
05 January 2014, 15:50
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Israel loves to accuse others of what is actually the truth about them. They always do it, it's part of their PR strategy. They say things they know people say about them or will say about them and accuse others of it instead. They think it's smart strategy since repeating a lie over and over again will turn it in to a truth but the reality is, the lie will never become the truth, not even if it's repeated for 1 million years. When i was young, i lied about myself to others and til this day, i suffer from the lies and still feel ashamed. Netanyahu and his fellow zionists will also suffer from their lies one day, if not in this life then in the next. There is no escape from this. They will hate everything they achieved from their lies, things that appear like victory to them will turn out to be a curse.
