(Prime Minister's Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli Cabinet on Sunday: "We are now making an effort to resume the diplomatic process. I see this as a vital strategic interest of the State of Israel." "If it [an agreement] will be [reached], it will be put to a referendum....It must be put to the people for a decision." The goal is to prevent "the creation of a bi-national state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, alongside preventing the establishment of another Iranian-sponsored terrorist state." "Our negotiating partners will also need to make concessions that will allow us to maintain our security and uphold our vital national interests." "These will not be easy negotiations, but we will enter into them with integrity, sincerity and the hope that this process will be conducted responsibly, seriously and substantively, and...discreetly." "Throughout this process, I will strongly uphold...the security needs of the State of Israel and other vital interests."
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