Jerusalem/Washington - Israel's new right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signalled that his government is ready for an immediate resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks with no preconditions.

Netanyahu made the offer in a in a brief message broadcast via video link to the US' pro-Israel lobby, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), in Washington on Monday night and published in Israeli media reports Tuesday.

The Israeli premier did not explicitly mention the issue of an independent Palestinian state, but told delegates at the AIPAC policy conference that there was a need for a "fresh approach" and that his government, reports said.

Israel wanted to work with the Arab world and the Palestinians, he said. "We want peace with the Arab world, but we also want peace with the Palestinians," Netanyahu was quoted as saying in the daily Haaretz.

Netanyahu said he believed it was possible to achieve peace by pursuing a "triple track" approach of political, economic and security talks.

"The (political) track means that we resume peace negotiations without any delay, the sooner the better, without preconditions," he said.

The economic track meant that Israel was "prepared to move forward to remove as many obstacles as possible to the advancement of the Palestinian economy." Economic cooperation would support rather than replace political negotiations, he said.

"I want to see Palestinian youngsters have a future. I don't want them to be hostages of cult of death, despair and hate. I want them to have jobs," Netanyahu added.

"Peace will not come without security, so I want to be very clear - we shall never compromise on Israel's security. Second, for the final peace settlement to be achieved, the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state," he said.

Netanyahu, who along with Palestinian President Mahoud Abbas, was due to hold talks with US President Barack Obama later this month, said: "I believe that with the cooperation of President Obama and President Abbas we can defy the skeptics, we can surprise the world."(dpa)