Merkel calls for de-escalation in the Middle East, Netanyahu called on the international community to pressure Abbas
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after her meeting with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, that the continued construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories is counterproductive and urged Israel and the Palestinians to restore calm after weeks of bloody episodes .
"I have repeatedly said that regarding the two-state solution, consider the settlements counterproductive," Merkel said at a joint press conference with Netanyahu in Berlin following their meeting. "I have said again and again. We must do everything possible to defuse the situation and in this spirit I think that all sides have to make a contribution, "added Merkel.
From his part the Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the international community to exert pressure on the president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to stop, he said, to encourage "terrorist" actions against Israelis.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after her meeting with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, that the continued construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories is counterproductive and urged Israel and the Palestinians to restore calm after weeks of bloody episodes .
"I have repeatedly said that regarding the two-state solution, consider the settlements counterproductive," Merkel said at a joint press conference with Netanyahu in Berlin following their meeting. "I have said again and again. We must do everything possible to defuse the situation and in this spirit I think that all sides have to make a contribution, "added Merkel.
From his part the Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the international community to exert pressure on the president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to stop, he said, to encourage "terrorist" actions against Israelis.
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