Netanyahu Adds Settlement Blocs to Peace Conditions

In a speech before the Knesset’s plenum in its special Herzl Day session, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu laid down five conditions for a peace treaty with the Palestinian Authority Arabs. These are:

1. The treaty must be an end to the conflict.
2. The Palestinians must recognize Israel as the Jewish nation’s state.
3. The Arab refugee problem must be solved outside of Israel’s borders.
4. A Palestinian state will have to be demilitarized and a peace treaty must safeguard Israel’s security.
5. The settlement blocs will remain within the state of Israel and Jerusalem will remain its united capital. 

Netanyahu’s speech can be seen as an accurate indication of what he intends to say when he addresses the U.S. Congress next Tuesday.
Pray for Prime Minister Netanyhu as he leads Israel and stands bold before the U.S. Congress and this administration who has turned it back on Israel.