How Abbas can counter Netanyahu’s maneuver
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uses time and again the demand that Palestinians recognize Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people to sideline the issues of occupation and settlements.
![ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/ABBAS Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting for the Central Council of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 19, 2015 file photo REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File photo - RTSR1TC](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/10/RTSR1TC.jpg/RTSR1TC.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=0LmdcpRy)
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