"US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is nothing more than an acceptance of reality, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said repeatedly during his two-day trip to Europe this week.
“I think what President Trump has done is put facts squarely on the table,” Netanyahu said Monday at the European Union headquarters in Brussels.
“Peace is based on reality. Peace is based on recognizing reality, and I think the fact that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital is clearly evident to all of you who visit Israel, see where the seat of our parliament, our Knesset is, the seat of our government, my office, the President’s Office, the Supreme Court.”
A day earlier, during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Netanyahu argued that peace needs to build “on the foundation of truth, on the facts of the past and on the present.”
The sooner the Palestinians accept the “reality” of Jerusalem being Israel’s capital, the better, he said. Trump’s move punctured the Palestinians’ fantasy that Jerusalem is theirs, and thus advanced the cause of peace, he argued."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-netanyahus-eurotrip-fantasies-clash-with-reality/
“I think what President Trump has done is put facts squarely on the table,” Netanyahu said Monday at the European Union headquarters in Brussels.
“Peace is based on reality. Peace is based on recognizing reality, and I think the fact that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital is clearly evident to all of you who visit Israel, see where the seat of our parliament, our Knesset is, the seat of our government, my office, the President’s Office, the Supreme Court.”
A day earlier, during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Netanyahu argued that peace needs to build “on the foundation of truth, on the facts of the past and on the present.”
The sooner the Palestinians accept the “reality” of Jerusalem being Israel’s capital, the better, he said. Trump’s move punctured the Palestinians’ fantasy that Jerusalem is theirs, and thus advanced the cause of peace, he argued."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-netanyahus-eurotrip-fantasies-clash-with-reality/