Posted on 06/24/2009 2:21:11 PM PDT by Cinnamon Girl
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his suggestion of a demilitarized Palestinian state was gaining international ground and was the only solution for Middle East peace.
"The idea of a demilitarized state will in course become accepted," Netanyahu said after meeting the leaders of France and Italy.
"If it is not accepted, there will not be an agreement," he told following his meeting in Paris with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "It cannot be that there is a Palestinian state and the struggle will continue within it."
Sarkozy, meanwhile, said that Israel must take immediate confidence-building measures for Middle East peace, including a complete freeze of construction in West Bank settlements.
The French leader told reporters after his meeting with Netanyahu that Israel must also work to improve freedom of movement for Palestinians in the West Bank.
He also called for the immediate creation of a viable Palestinian state and offered to contribute French troops to an international force, with the United States and Paris's EU partners, to secure peace in the region.
Netanyahu reiterated his stance that Israel had no intention "of expropriating additional land" for settlements, but that it had a right to build within existing settlements.
"All we want is for [the settlers] to have a normal life," he said.
He praised the French president as "an old friend of Israel and a great champion of peace and security for our country and the Middle East."
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
Obamah is no friend of Israel.
Sarkozy looks like a Reptillian he and Geithner have the same odd alien ears....
“My way or the highway,” says Bibi. Great pictures! Sarkozy is such a nebbish, bless his heart.
These pictures make me kind of jealous. Other countries have leaders in charge. Why can’t we??
"Hey, Barack! Since you and your staff were too dense to understand me the first time, I'll say it again with shorter words."
We do, "The Pied Piper", who leads all the wealth and prosperity out of our country....
...”We do, “The Pied Piper”, who leads all the wealth and prosperity out of our country..”
I was thinking more on the “Lord of the Flies” myself.
FTA: “Sarkozy, meanwhile, said that Israel must take immediate...”
Why?!?
Why must Israel always take the first steps??? Let the so-called Pali-muzzies take a few steps, like releasing Gilad Shalit and the other Israeli soldiers they’ve been holding hostage.
Excellent.
Israel had no intention "of expropriating additional land" for settlements, but that it had a right to build within existing settlements.
Not good. Israel has a perfect right to build as much as they want to expand existing homes (not "settlements") in Judea and Samaria. I hope the "no intention" language he consistently uses is because it is just a ruse.
Wow thanks Cinnamon Girl. You just gave me my Bibi fix =)
Dam I wish Bibi was our president and toss the other one out and send him back in a package back to Kenya.
I agree with you. That’s a swap I’d vote for any day!
"The idea of a demilitarized state will in course become accepted," Netanyahu said after meeting the leaders of France and Italy. "If it is not accepted, there will not be an agreement," he told following his meeting in Paris with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "It cannot be that there is a Palestinian state and the struggle will continue within it." Sarkozy, meanwhile, said that Israel must take immediate confidence-building measures for Middle East peace, including a complete freeze of construction in West Bank settlements.
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The idea of a demilitarized Palistinian state makes perfect sense.
Sarko and Bibi have a great deal in common. They both are pro-American and love democracy and freedom. They are both conservatives, each in his own way. They are both tough in words and deeds, unlike our girlie-man of a POTUS.
Curious that there was nothing about this on the French News , le Journal de 8 heures.
Did it happen later on in the day?
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Obama doesn't like Bibi because Bibi is a real leader, and more importantly, a real man.
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