Netanyahu to Congress: Ready to make painful compromises, but Jerusalem will not be divided - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News: "'I am willing to make painful compromises to achieve this historical peace. As the leader of Israel, it is my responsibility,' he said.
'Now, this is not easy for me. It's not easy, because I recognize that in a genuine peace we will be required to give up parts of the ancestral Jewish homeland,' he said.
Reiterating a point he has made several times throughout his official trip to Washington, Netanyahu said that Israel 'will not return to the indefensible borders of 1967.'
'Israel will be generous on the size of a Palestinian state, but will be very firm on where we put the border with it,' Netanyahu said.
He also called on Palestinians to see their future 'homeland,' rather than Israel, as the place to settle refugees.
'It's time for President Abbas to stand before his people and say, 'I will accept a Jewish state',' Netanyahu said to applause."
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