BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: JERUSALEM NOT A SETTLEMENT BUT OUR CAPITAL

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.03.2010 15:07 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told AIPAC
activists Monday night that "Jerusalem is not a settlement," and also
depicted the Palestinian Authority as not taking steps for peace.

During the comments on Jerusalem, the 8,000 American Israel Public
Affairs Committee activists packed into the Washington Convention
Center burst into lengthy cheers, underscoring how the U.S.-Israel
tensions over Israeli building in the eastern part of the city have
yet to subside.

"The Jewish people were building Jerusalem 3,000 year ago and the
Jewish people are building Jerusalem today," he said. "Jerusalem is
not a settlement. It is our capital."

Netanyahu also criticized the Palestinian Authority. "What has the
Palestinian Authority done for peace?" Netanyahu said. "They have
placed preconditions on peace talks, waged a relentless international
campaign to undermine Israel’s legitimacy, and promoted the notorious
Goldstone Report that falsely accuses Israel of war crimes," he said,
JTA reported.