WORLD BRIEFING / ISRAEL
Israel’s defense minister said he believed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would endorse the creation of a Palestinian state during his meeting with President Obama this week in Washington.
It would be a significant shift for the Israeli leader, whose position has been at odds with long-standing U.S. policy that supports Palestinian statehood as the cornerstone of Mideast peace efforts.
“I think and believe that Netanyahu will tell Obama this government is prepared to go for a political process that will result in two nations living side by side in peace and mutual respect,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a TV station.
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