Israel's support for the 'Two State solution' in the conflict with the Palestinians will be spelled out by Prime Minister Yair Lapid in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly today.
This was anticipated by sources close to him cited with evidence by the local media, some of which estimate that this is a "clear change" in Israeli foreign policy in recent years.
Lapid, writes Haaretz, will insist on the need for political separation from the Palestinians "to strengthen Israel's security".
The negative reaction of the Likud, the main opposition party, was not long in coming.
"Lapid - he said - wants to hand over parts of the Land of Israel to the enemy. For years Benyamin Netanyahu has managed to remove the Palestinian question from the international agenda,"
and in less than a year Lapid has instead brought Abu Mazen back to the fore ". Even in the same transitional government led by Lapid (in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in November), critical voices have been raised." Lapid represents only himself with this "A Palestinian state represents a danger to Israel." Justice Minister Gideon Saar (leader of a new centrist secular formation) also said that "a terrorist state in Judea-Samaria (West Bank) threatens our security.
Most of the Israeli people and their representatives will prevent it. "Taken by surprise and totally opposed to Lapid's initiative, the
LONDON CURRENCY EMBASSY IN JERUSALEM
The British Conservative government, under the new leadership of the 'hawk' Liz Truss, is considering the possibility of moving the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as has been done up to now among the big countries only by the USA, under a decision taken by then President Donald Trump and then not revoked by Joe Biden.
The new prime minister spoke about it yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the UN work in a face to face with the Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, as confirmed today by a spokeswoman for Downing Street, stating that the "location of the embassy is now under review "by Truss.