Obama's visit to Israel with no preconditions: U.S. ambassador (2)

In the past few days, incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of the need to resume peace talks with the Palestinians.

While speaking Tuesday at the 19th Knesset's opening ceremony, Netanyahu said he is striving for a diplomatic process which would maintain Israel's capacity to protect itself.

The remarks came up amid talks to build a new ruling coalition in Israel.

Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, the center party which became the second largest in the new Knesset following the Jan. 22 elections, poised a demand of resuming peace talks in order to enter the upcoming Netanyahu government.

In addition, the Ha'aretz daily reported Tuesday that Netanyahu is in contact with Tzipi Livni, the former foreign minister who stressed her commitment to the peace process in the last elections, in order to be in charge of the topic in his next government.

Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians came to a halt in 2010 amid Israel's growing construction in the West Bank settlements.

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