Netanyahu tells CNN he prefers ‘substance’ over ‘labels’; would like to see Palestinians ‘have all the power to govern themselves, but none of the powers to threaten us’, The Time of Israel reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would consider Washington’s upcoming peace initiative with an “open mind” but would not voice explicit support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an interview with CNN aired Friday night.
“I’m certainly going to look at it and look at it… with a keen and open mind, because I know there’s great friendship to Israel,” the Israeli leader said of the Trump administration’s long-gestating peace plan.
“The question of what happens, you know, precisely, when he puts it out depends on — I’ll look at it,” Netanyahu said. “I always said that I’m willing to look at peace proposals put forward by the United States.”