Netanyahu speech at white house.mp4

"We do not seek interlude between two wars. We do not seek a temporary respite between outbursts of terror. We seek a peace that will end the conflict between us once and for all. We seek a peace that will last for duration. This is the peace my people want. This is the peace we all deserve."

"A lasting peace is a peace between people," the speech notes. "Israelis and Palestinians must learn to live next to one another and with one another. But every peace begins with leaders. President Abbas, you are my partner in peace. It is up to us to overcome the agonizing conflict between our people and to forge a new beginning."

"The Jewish people are not strangers in our homeland, the land of our forefathers. But we recognize that other people share this land with us. And I came here today to find a historic compromise that will enable both people to live in peace, security and dignity. I didn't come here to win an argument. I came here to forge peace. I didn't come here to play a blame game, where even the winners lose. I came here to achieve a peace that will bring benefit to all."

"There are many skeptics. There are many reasons for skepticism, but I have no doubt that peace is possible. President Abbas, we can't erase the past. But it is within our powers to change the future. Thousands of years ago on the very hills where Israelis and Palestinians live today, the Jewish prophet Isaiah and the other prophets of my people envisioned a lasting peace for all mankind. Let today be the first step, however small, in our joint effort to realize that vision."

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