Posted on 02/23/2015 11:58:53 PM PST by tedbel
The Western countries have dealt themselves a weak hand, yet they are going all in. Israel need only call their bluff. The pot they hope to win is an agreement, misnamed as a peace agreement, which will establish a Palestinian state on the ’67 borders with Jerusalem as its capital. But there are no takers on either side of the ’67 lines.
To win this pot, the EU is threatening Israel with sanctions and with an amendment to the existing Free Trade Agreement. They are also threatening to reduce economic cooperation. They want Israel to stop building settlements in places that will make the two state solution untenable. So far they have accomplished nothing with the threats and I venture to say if they implement their plans, Israel will initiate moves of its own.
Israel could call their bluff by building in such places. Israel can take the heat. The EU is trying to apply sanctions only against products built in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). This will hurt the Palestinians more than anyone and Israel has alternate markets for their products.
Israel could also up the ante by threating to prohibit European venture capital from making deals for Israeli innovations. China, India, Japan, Singapore and others already have a seat at the table. And Israeli trade with these countries is increasing exponentially and deals are being made. Israel’s trade with China in 2014 exceeded her trade with the US.
Tony Blair, the EU’s economic envoy, recently visited Gaza for two hours and said. “You could lock Israeli-PA negotiators in room for eternity and peace would not come.” He laid out three preconditions to a “successful peace process.”
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Why the EU and U.S. continue this charade is mind numbing. How do you negotiate a two state settlement when one (Palestinians) have no ability to become one? All they want to do is kill Israelis and destroy Israel — it’s written into their charters! The Israelis need to tell the EU and U.S. to pound sand.
The “WEST” is committing social suicide..
Demographic mayhem... Political masturbation..
Canada, all of Europe and the United States..
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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An øbamacally weak hand.
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