Israel’s largest-circulation newspaper, Yediot Ahronot, wrote an editorial today questioning the Israeli Prime Minister’s declared intent to demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel’s identity as a Jewish state, according to a translated summary provided by the Israeli Government Press Office. The summary says that “The editors believe that such a demand – if acceded to – will not undercut the Palestinian demand for a ‘right of return’ for Palestinian refugees and assert that, ‘No self-respecting country begs for recognition of its identity or declares that recognition of it is a red line’. The paper notes that more than a few Israeli Jews disavow Israel’s existence as a Jewish state and suggests dealing with them first”.
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