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June 18, 2013
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Clinton: Israel must make peace with Palestinians in order to survive
Former U.S. president says no credible alternative to a two-state solution had been presented that would preserve Israel’s character as a Jewish and democratic state.
2Israel shares its fate with its neighbors and therefore should consider what kinds of future it wants, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Monday during a visit to Israel, adding that the two-state solution remained the only viable option for the region.
Speaking at the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot, the former U.S. president said he always felt at home in Israel and that he loves the country more than words can express.
Clinton also called President Shimon Peres, who is celebrating his 90the birthday, of the world’s greatest visionaries and said that the worst day in his own presidency was when then-Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated.
The former U.S. president said that while it would make sense for Israel and Arab states to prepare for the worst, focusing on the negative would hinder any chance of creating something good.
“Your neighbors are still your neighbors,” he said. “One way or the other you are going to share the future with them.”
Praising Peres’ role in establishing Israel’s security, Clinton said that had Israel not built “a credible defense” it would not have survived, but added that leaders should sometimes take risks. “Some people, including president Peres and I, believe that risk is a part of life… sometimes we are right, sometimes they are right.”
Clinton also said that no credible alternative had yet been presented to the two-state solution to preserve Israel’s character as a Jewish and democratic state
Clinton, who spoke after Peres at the conference, said he would donate the money he received for his appearance to a scholarship fund for the college’s students. The announcement came following public outcry surrounding the payment for Clinton’s speech, which compelled the Jewish National Fund to withdraw its financial support for the lecture. The Peres Academic Center later announced that it would raise the requisite funds, $500,000.