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Lieberman to Haaretz: Israel pleased by Obama mention of ‘Jewish state’
Foreign Minister praises U.S. president’s address to the UN, says three-way summit was ‘positive’.
By Haaretz Service and Natasha Mozgovaya Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu Barack Obama Israel news Avigdor Lieberman
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman praised U.S. President Barack Obama’s remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
During his first ever speech at the world body’s headquarters in New York, Obama called on Wednesday for the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks “without preconditions.”
“The goal is clear: two states living side by side in peace and security – a Jewish State of Israel, with true security for all Israelis; and a viable, independent Palestinian state with contiguous territory that…