JERUSALEM, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Sunday a reported peace plan of the White House, saying Israel's answer will be based solely on the country's interests.
"About President (Donald) Trump's diplomatic plan, we heard a lot of speculation over the weekend, and I will not address it," Netanyahu told Israel's weekly cabinet meeting, according to a statement released by the Prime minister's offices.
"I do want to say that my stance will be decided by the security and national interests of the State of Israel," he said, adding that "this was clarified to our American friends."
On Saturday night, Israel Television News reported that the Trump administration has drafted a new plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
The White House quickly denied the report.
The last round of talks between Israel and the Palestinians reached an impasse in 2014.
In his visit to Israel in May, Trump vowed to "bring the ultimate deal" to the Israelis and the Palestinians, but did not elaborate on how he plans to do so. Over the past year, his son-in-law and top advisor, Jared Kushner, was dispatched to the region several times in a bid to revive the peace talks, so far without any apparent success.
During the 1967 Middle East war, Israel occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, where the Palestinians wish to establish their future state. Israel has been holding these territories ever since, despite international criticism.
