Addressing the US Congress on Tuesday, Netanyahu said that "Israel" could not return to the indefensible borders which existed in 1967.
"Any peace deal must take into account the dramatic demographic changes that have occurred since 1967. "Israel" will not return to the indefensible lines of 1967. " he said.
Netanyahu made the remarks after he took the same stance in his address to the annual conference of the American "Israel" Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington on Monday.
Netanyahu also said that the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas was not a partner for peace with "Israel".
The "Israeli" premier also rejected Palestinians' demand of having East al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of the future Palestinian state, saying "Jerusalem must never again be divided. Jerusalem must remain the united capital of "Israel"".
Also, Netanyahu claimed "In recent years, "Israel" withdrew from South Lebanon and Gaza. But we didn't get peace. Instead, we got 12,000 thousand rockets fired from those areas on our cities, on our children, by Hizbullah and Hamas."
Moreover, Netanyahu said that the Palestinian refugee problem will be resolved outside the borders of "Israel". He also said it is vital that "Israel" maintain a long-term military presence along the Jordan River.
Of course, the "Israeli" official thanked his first and strongest ally, the US saying "I speak on behalf of the Jewish people and the Jewish state when I say to you, representatives of America, Thank you. Thank you for your unwavering support for "Israel".
He reiterated during his speech ""Israel" has no better friend than America. And America has no better friend than "Israel"".
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