"According to international law, Israel has a legal right to settle in the West Bank. After 45 years, Israeli settlements account for less than 2% of the territories. Our willingness to dismantle settlements and give up precious land for a hope of peace-- which we've demonstrated in the past-- is not an endorsement of the spurious accusation that settlements are illegal. It's a statement of how much we value peace."

"What is illegal, immoral and unacceptable is the attempt to use this dispute to delegitimize the Jewish state."

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