without this, sooner or later, these territories will become another hamastan and that isn't -- that is something we cannot accept. israel must stop -- israel must control its security and fate. i told president obama that if we could agree on the substance, the terminology would not pose a problem. here is the substance i now state clearly -- if we receive this guarantee regarding demilitarization and israel's security needs and if the palestinians recognize israel as the state of the jewish people, then we will be ready in a future peace agreement to reach a solution where a demilitarized palestinian state exists alongside the jewish state. [applause] regarding the remaining important issues that will be discussed as part of the final settlement, my positions are known. israel needs defensible borders and jerusalem must remain the united capital of israel with continued religious freedom for all faiths. [applause] the territorial question will be discussed as part of the final peace agreement. in the meantime, we have no intention of building new settlements or expropriating additi