PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of his Meeting with US Secy. of State
John Kerry
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning (Thursday, 23 May 2013), in
Jerusalem, made the following remarks at the start of his meeting with US
Secretary of State John Kerry:

"John, it’s a pleasure to welcome you in Jerusalem. You’re an old personal
friend and a long-standing friend of Israel, and that friendship was
demonstrated in President Obama’s historic visit here in March. It was
demonstrated yesterday in an extraordinary resolution by the U.S. Senate to
stand with Israel against Iran’s nuclear program. I want to commend the
House Foreign Affairs Committee for upgrading the sanctions so we’ll discuss
Iran; we’ll discuss the terrible carnage and instability in Syria, but above
all, what we want to do is to restart the peace talks with the Palestinians.
You’ve been working at it a great deal. We’ve been working at it together.
It’s something I want, it’s something you want. It’s something I hope the
Palestinians want as well and we ought to be successful for a simple reason.
When there’s a will, we’ll find a way. Thank you. So welcome."