Mr Netanyahu said he had written to the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to remove any doubt about the issue.

内塔尼亚胡表示，他已经致信美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿，消除对该问题的任何疑问。

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He said Mr Netanyahu had expressed condolences and offered help in trying to locate Israeli citizens who had died.

他说，内塔尼亚胡先生表示了哀悼并愿意为寻找遇难的以色列公民提供帮助。

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Briefing his Cabinet on last week's launch of direct peace talks with the Palestinians in Washington, Mr. Netanyahu said he believes the Arab world is ready for peace.

内塔尼亚胡向他的内阁概述了上星期在华盛顿启动的以巴直接和谈的情况。内塔尼亚胡说，他相信阿拉伯世界已准备好迎接和平到来。

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Mr.Netanyahu said he will fly on Tuesday to Egypt, which has been mediating between Israel and Hamas on the prisoner swap.

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Mr.Netanyahu expressed appreciation for what he said are U.S.efforts to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear military capability.

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Furthermore,Mr.Netanyahu has said he supports the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank - a source of enormous tension between Israelis and Palestinians.

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But in an address to US supporters of Israel at the start of May Mr Netanyahu said he favoured a "triple track" approach.

BBC: Israel PM 'may back two states'

Nearly three years ago Mr Netanyahu said he accepted the principle of two states, Jewish and Palestinian, existing side by side in peace and security.

ECONOMIST: Israel and Palestine

Mr Netanyahu said he had decided to pull the date forward because bickering among his coalition partners had made it impossible to pass a "responsible budget" for 2013.

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