Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Wednesday, called on the opposition Kadima Party to unite behind principles that an overwhelming majority of the nation agree on "in light of the fact that our struggle is not easy and the entire region is in turmoil." "Do you agree that Israel must be recognized as the state of the Jewish people-" Netanyahu asked Kadima members at the Knesset plenum. Wrapping up a fiery and vocal Knesset plenary debate that took place at the request of 40 opposition Knesset members, the prime minister said, "I hope that you finally do what the public is longing for: put the good of the nation ahead of what's good for your party." Netanyahu ignored heckling by members of the opposition and counted off the six principles he said are in consensus by a large portion of the Israeli public. After enumerating each principle, he asked Opposition Chairperson MK Tzipi Livni and other Kadima MKs, "Do you agree or not? Is there one of these principles that you don't accept? I want to hear your position." Netanyahu asked Livni if she agreed that "a deal with the Palestinians must bring about an end to the conflict and an end to claims against Israel." Other principles Netanyahu listed were that "the refugee problem be solved outside of Israel; that a Palestinian state be demilitarized with substantial security arrangements on the ground, including an extended military presence along the Jordanian border." The prime minister went on: "In a final settlement, the settlement blocs will stay within Israel and Jerusalem must remain the sovereign unified capital of the State of Israel. Do you agree to this-" Livni did not respond to Netanyahu's questions but made her own very critical speech. "If a Palestinian state is not established via negotiations with Israel, it will be established by the world in a manner that contradicts Israel's position," she said, adding that "we are now at a historical crossroads: we can have either a Jewish state or a binational and Arab state." Meanwhile, senior Obama administration staff met with Netanyahu on Wednesday to advance agreements to move the diplomatic process forward ahead of looming diplomatic events in September. The staff members included Dennis Ross, senior advisor to the president and Middle East envoy David Hale. Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, who was visiting Italy, said that "the Palestinian push ahead of September has been stopped. Additional countries are opposing Palestinian rejectionism."