Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday used his turn at the podium in the ongoing procession of speeches he and President Barack Obama are making regarding the Middle East situation to reiterate his nation’s reluctance to return to pre-1967 borders. It was Netanyahu’s second speech, the first being delivered to his own parliament in Jerusalem. On Sunday, President Obama by most accounts defused the tension his Mideast policy speech ignited among supporters of Israel last Thursday, clarifying that borders reached in any final agreement between Israel and the Palestinians will include modifications that represent the realities of the day – a position effectively echoing assurances given to Israel by former President George W. Bush in 2004. Referring to the unrest causing havoc in Middle Eastern countries, Netanyahu attempted to debunk the conventional wisdom that claims the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the key to Middle East peace. The Israeli premier delivers the fifth speech in the series when he addresses a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. Pundits agree that the pressure is on Netanyahu to prove his intentions to further the peace process; most expecting some form of major announcement.