Israeli PM Begins US Visit for Talks on Mideast Peace, Iran
| Benjamin Netanyahu |
Israel’s new prime minister is in Washington for talks with U.S. officials on Israeli-Arab peace prospects and Iran’s nuclear program.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington early Sunday. He has said future Israeli-Palestinian peace talks should focus on economic and security matters rather than Palestinian statehood, a concept he has not endorsed.
U.S. President Barack Obama has said a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is central to his goal of a comprehensive Middle East peace.
Mr. Netanyahu’s top priority is stopping what he sees as Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and support of anti-Israel militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah.
In an interview with U.S. magazine Newsweek
