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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=14963
The Root of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
(Israel Hayom) Shlomo Cesana - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting Romanian President Traian Basescu and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper: "The root of the [Israeli-Palestinian] conflict is not the settlements. The root of the conflict is not and has never been the lack of a Palestinian state. The root of the conflict is the consistent refusal to accept the existence of an independent nation state for the Jewish people. True peace requires that the Palestinians finally recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people." Many people ask: Why does Israel's prime minister want recognition from the Palestinians? Why do you need such recognition from them? "This statement is not for us. Rather, it is vital in clarifying their true intentions," he answers. "Do they want real peace, or do they want to continue with the plan of stages?"