ISRAEL REJECTS INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PEACE

Israel rejects the international call for the creation of a Palestinian state, just hours after the US urged it to commit to the two-state solution.
Defending Tel Aviv's opposition to the peace process, hardliner Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday called on the international community to stop pushing for the creation of a Palestinian state, according to Jpost.
He also dismissed the calls to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli core issues. Core issues include Israeli settlement activities, status of al-Quds (Jerusalem), the fate of Palestinian refugees and final borders.
"Over the last two weeks I've had many conversations with my colleagues around the world. And everybody, you know, speaks with you like you're in a campaign: Occupation, settlements, settlers", said the Israeli foreign minister while accusing the world leaders of "speaking in slogans".
He also said peace negotiations have reached a deadlock and that issues such as "land for peace" and "two-state solution" are overly simplistic slogans that ignored the root and causes of the long-running conflict.
The Yisrael Beiteinu party leader made the remarks hours after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton implicitly rejected the new Israel government's stance over the Israeli- Palestinian peace talks.

Courtesy: Press TV