Posted on 09/07/2009 9:42:47 PM PDT by Shellybenoit
Its interesting how people describe Yitzchack Rabin as the great paper, and Binyamin Netanyahu as the ultimate hard-line hawk. Anybody who says that is ignoring the facts. Just before he died, Rabin Delivered a speech to the Knesset that laid out his vision for the future of Israel and disputed territories. A vision that is more "hawkish" than many of the policies envisioned by Prime Minister Netanyahu Rabin's vision included:
* No Palestinian State: "We view the permanent solution in the framework of State of Israel which will include most of the area of the Land of Israel as it was under the rule of the British Mandate, and alongside it a Palestinian entity which will be a home to most of the Palestinian residents living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. We would like this to be an entity which is less than a state, and which will independently run the lives of the Palestinians under its authority."
* No return to '67 borders: "The borders of the State of Israel, during the permanent solution, will be beyond the lines which existed before the Six Day War. We will not return to the 4 June 1967 lines." o did NOT support the creation of a Palestinian state.
None of this is meant to denigrate the memory of the Israeli PM who was slaughtered just about 14 years ago, its more to show the true nature of Netanyahu's positions. If Rabin is thought of as such a peace maker, why is Bibi looked upon as the opposition. I think it has to do more with. I think the truth has more to do with press coverage than any difference in policy.
Rabin's total speech is below, take a look and let us know what you think.
(Excerpt) Read more at yidwithlid.blogspot.com ...
The “great paper”?
Yes, and Noah was a good man “in his day”.
The point is, you can’t compare the two. There has been a terrible erosion in Israel’s position over the years and you can blame Rabin (and Peres) for that.
Oslo was the original sin, and Israel continues to pay the price for it.
People will forget that the US would not even recognize the PLO until Israel did.
I have no doubt that Rabin would be less hawkish than Netanyahu TODAY. He would be a lot like Ehud Barack is today.
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