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US Ambassador: Framework agreement will insist 'Palestinians' recognize Israel as Jewish state

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro told Israel Radio's Reshet Bet on Friday that US Secretary of State John FN Kerry's 'framework agreement' would insist that the 'Palestinians' recognize Israel as the Jewish state.

"[The PA] recognizing Israel as Jewish state is a key sign that the conflict is ending," Shapiro stated on Reshet Bet radio. "The United States has always believed that Israel is a Jewish state and that it should stay that way." 

He said the two sides will have to make significant decisions, as he put it, and to discuss among other things the question of what will be the fate of the communities in Judea and Samaria. Shapiro noted that "there are several options we can take on the issue" and declined to elaborate further. 

"The US knows that there are people in the government and the Knesset who oppose the idea of two states, but Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promised to resolve this, and the majority of the people are behind him," Shapiro added.

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Labels: Dan Shapiro, Israel is a Jewish state, John Kerry

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:41 PM