It's the first time since 2017 that an Israeli prime minister has publicly expressed support for a two-state solution.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid expressed his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday.It's the first time Lapid as prime minister has given a speech backing a two-state solution. Lapid made clear that the establishment of a Palestinian state must have security arrangements for Israel.
"Peace is not a compromise. It is the most courageous decision we can make. Peace is not weakness. It embodies within it the entire might of human spirit," he added. "We have only one condition: That a future Palestinian state will be a peaceful one. That it will not become another terror base from which to threaten the well-being and the very existence of Israel. That we will have the ability to protect the security of all the citizens of Israel, at all times.
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