Senior officials from within the so-called "pro-change" bloc have relayed their intentions of renewing negotiations toward a two-state solution as soon as the new government is sworn into office.
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According to the senior officials, Defense Minister Benny Gantz relayed a similar message in his meetings with US officials over the weekend.
In a statement, Gantz's office said: "We don't intend to expand on the substance of the talks."
The plan would see diplomatic talks, frozen for over a decade under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, renewed between Jerusalem and Ramallah.
In a statement, Yamina head Naftali Bennett's office said they "were not familiar with such messages."
US President Joe Biden has refrained from commenting directly on the issue thus far, claiming he was in consultations before making a decision on the matter.
Some in Israel, however, are finding it difficult to wait. A majority of ministers set to serve in the "pro-change" government, including representatives of Yesh Atid,
Blue and White, Labor, and Meretz, have been open about their desire to kick start the diplomatic process.
Meretz's Esawi Frej, who is set to serve as regional cooperation minister in the center-left government, has said the first thing he plans to do upon entering office is to travel to Ramallah to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Frej later clarified he would consult with government members before making such a visit after right-wing members of the bloc expressed disapproval of the move.
Netanyahu commented on the possibility Washington would soon pressure Jerusalem to return to the negotiating table at a meeting of the Likud party.
"This is a government that cannot stand up to the American demand to freeze construction in Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem and the pressure to displace, freeze, and re-establish an American consulate in the heart of Jerusalem," Netanyahu said.
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