Tuesday, October 27, 2015

PALESTINE/ISRAEL: Snipits from Haaretz



- Binational State, but We Need to Control All of the Territory for the Foreseeable Future 

'I'm asked if we will forever live by the sword – yes,' says prime minister.

Barak Ravid 
Oct 26, 2015 2:20 PM 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that although he doesn't want a binational state, "at this time we need to control all of the territory for the foreseeable future." 

- Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister: I Dream of Israeli Flag on Temple Mount 

PMO rebukes Hotovely, saying Israel's commitment to the Temple Mount status quo remains unchanged, prompting Hotovely to recast comment as 'personal' 

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) said on Monday that “my dream is to see the Israeli flag flying over the Temple Mount, and called on the government to allow Jews to go up to the mount and pray there. The deputy foreign minister’s comments, which were disowned by the Prime Minister's Office, came amid diplomatic attempts to quell rising... 

- Foreign Minister to Cancel Foreign Press Briefing Over Temple Mount Remark 

Move comes after Tzipi Hotovely said, 'My dream is to see the Israeli flag flying over the Temple Mount.  
Barak Ravid 
Oct 27, 2015 3:30 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely to cancel a briefing for the foreign press scheduled for Thursday at the Jerusalem press club, in wake of the uproar caused by Hotovely’s remarks about the Temple Mount in an interview on Monday with the Knesset television channel.

Israeli 
Newspaper: Haaretz

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