Netanyahu: I Support Two-State Solution, But 'Circumstances Have to Change’

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Thursday he has not changed his policy relating to a two-state solution, but that circumstances in the region had changed. He cited Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ June 2014 unity deal with Hamas, his refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and the rise of Islamist forces in “every territory that is vacated today in the Middle East.” Read