Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is inclined to accept a renewal of peace talks with the Palestinians based on the 1967 lines, the Ma'ariv daily newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Netanyahu had reportedly relayed a message to that effect early Monday, as the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators convened in Washington to discuss ways of coaxing the Israeli and Palestinian leadership to return to the negotiating table.
The group, which includes Russia, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations, also wants to avert a diplomatic drama at the UN General Assembly in September, when the Palestinians are expected to obtain recognition for an independent state with partial membership in the organization.
With Israel's apprehension growing as September nears, Netanyahu will most likely agree to reenter talks in line with U.S. President Barack Obama's May 19 Middle East policy speech, in which he called for the renewal of negotiations on the borders of a future Palestinian state based on pre-1967 lines, with mutual land swaps.
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Netanyahu had reportedly relayed a message to that effect early Monday, as the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators convened in Washington to discuss ways of coaxing the Israeli and Palestinian leadership to return to the negotiating table.
The group, which includes Russia, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations, also wants to avert a diplomatic drama at the UN General Assembly in September, when the Palestinians are expected to obtain recognition for an independent state with partial membership in the organization.
With Israel's apprehension growing as September nears, Netanyahu will most likely agree to reenter talks in line with U.S. President Barack Obama's May 19 Middle East policy speech, in which he called for the renewal of negotiations on the borders of a future Palestinian state based on pre-1967 lines, with mutual land swaps.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english201...c_13980969.htm
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