Israeli President Shimon Peres addresses a conference of Presidents of American-Jewish organizations at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on Feb. 20, 2014. There is no alternative to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, said Israeli President Shimon Peres at the conference here on Thursday. "I don't believe there is an alternative for us or for the Palestinians other than peace," the president said, noting the necessity to have a Jewish and a Palestinian state living side by side, according to a statement from his bureau. (Xinhua/JINI/David Vaaknin)
 

Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) addresses a conference of Presidents of American-Jewish organizations at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on Feb. 20, 2014. There is no alternative to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, said Israeli President Shimon Peres at the conference here on Thursday. "I don't believe there is an alternative for us or for the Palestinians other than peace," the president said, noting the necessity to have a Jewish and a Palestinian state living side by side, according to a statement from his bureau. (Xinhua/JINI/David Vaaknin)

Israeli President Shimon Peres addresses a conference of Presidents of American-Jewish organizations at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on Feb. 20, 2014. There is no alternative to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, said Israeli President Shimon Peres at the conference here on Thursday. "I don't believe there is an alternative for us or for the Palestinians other than peace," the president said, noting the necessity to have a Jewish and a Palestinian state living side by side, according to a statement from his bureau. (Xinhua/JINI/David Vaaknin)