Posted on 12/04/2015 7:57:31 AM PST by conservativejoy
Trump"s Plan for Israeli Peace Talks
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump revealed in an interview Thursday that forcing peace talks on Israel will head his priorities if elected , and that the responsibility for the lack of peace lies on the Jewish state, not the Palestinian Authority.
Donald TrumpAhead of his trip to Israel this month, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump revealed in an interview Thursday that forcing peace talks on Israel will head his priorities if elected , and that the onus for the lack of peace lies on the Jewish state, not the Palestinian Authority (PA).
"I have a real question as to whether or not both sides want to make it," Trump told The Associated Press, clarifying that he has more concerns regarding "one side in particular."
"A lot will have to do with Israel and whether or not Israel wants to make the deal , whether or not Israel's willing to sacrifice certain things," Trump said. "They may not be, and I understand that, and I'm OK with that. But then you're just not going to have a deal."
Trump's focus on Israel may strike some as ironic, given that the state is currently embroiled in an Arab terror wave that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has actively encouraged, recently calling the murder of Jews "peaceful."' The real estate guru promised: "if I win, I'll let you know six months from the time I take office" whether or not a peace deal is possible.
"I think if I get elected, that would be something I'd really like to do," said Trump without specifying how he would achieve an elusive peace deal. "Because so much death, so much turmoil, so much hatred , that would be to me a great achievement. As a single achievement, that would be a really great achievement."
Trump's gung ho approach to starting up peace talks may raise concerns, given how they echo US President Barack Obama's insistence on addressing the issue. US Secretary of State John Kerry forced through nine-month-long talks starting in late 2013, that the PA torpedoed in April 2014 when it signed a unity deal with Hamas. The talks were accompanied by an upswing in terror attacks.
Judea-Samaria building a 'huge sticking point'
Trump said he would meet early with top regional leaders, visiting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu "sometime after Christmas, probably."
"You know, I'm going to be probably going over there pretty soon and I want to see him, I want to see other people, I want to get some ideas on it," said Trump, who claimed he was a "big, big fan" of Israel.
According to the businessman, the only way to solve the Israel-Palestinian issue is "if you had a real dealmaker, somebody that knew what he or she is doing. I'll be able to tell in one sit-down meeting with the real leaders."
While avoiding specifics about whether the PA's demands are legitimate, Trump called Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria a "huge sticking point" in talks.
Asked if his goal is a two-state solution, by which Israel would be divided to create a "Palestine," he said, "well, I'm not going to even say that."
But he expressed his enthusiasm at the prospect of making a peace deal, saying, "if you can make that deal, you can make any deal. It's probably the toughest deal to make."
Regarding the prospect of peace, In late October PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said all of Israel is "the occupation," showing his intentions to conquer the entire state, and last month he revealed for the first time that he rejected the offer of a Palestinian state back in 2008.
Abbas, whose term in office officially ended in January 2009, gave credence in June to calls by Jewish nationalists arguing that a Palestinian state should be set up in Jordan, when he called Jordanian and Palestinian Arabs "one people living in two states."
Courtesy of israelnn.com
I did not draw these conclusions from Trump’s speech at all. He is much more friendly to Israel than Obama, by far. He said no one is recognizing what Israel has done so far. That signals, the land already given to the Palis is part of the deal. He does not blame Israel for the mess and does not know if Israel wants to deal or not. If they are, he does not know if the Palis will accept anything less than Obama’s extreme demand for a Pali state.
This must be a Cruz or Rubio supporter.
Apparently BiBi isn’t overy concerned like a concern troll is!
http://www.timesofisrael.com/donald-trump-endorses-netanyahu-for-pm/
Bibi and Trump are big friends. Bibi had Trump make a video supporting him in his election.
Inform yourself before speaking.
Would you mind schooling CJ on the Trump relationship with Netanyahu and the real reason Jerusalem is not yet Israel’s capital.
Your post yesteday was very informative.
Sigh. Dummies gonna dummy, I guess.
I tired of the same old Israel must make more concessions and sacrifices theme. There will never be enough concession for the Palestinians. They want Israel annihilated.
He did not say he put “all” the sacrifices. Please don’t lie. He said “he’s not sure” Israel wanted to make the sacrifices, and “I’m not sure the other side does either.” I didn’t hear any condemnation of Israel for “not making sacrificese.”
No what Trump said is if Israel does not want to make a deal with the fakestinians he’s not going to try to force them. He basically said they may not want to make the concessions that would be necessary to get the Fakestinians to agree to a deal. What else is new?
We're seeing this kind of junk on Trump and Cruz threads, people trying to stir trouble. Whatever they say, I tend to think they are Bush or Rubio people hoping to create a fissure where none exists.
Anyone who knows the background of the region, understands why no US President has unilaterally supported the move of our embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing it as the capital of Israel. It won't be resolved until there is a resolution of the problem of Palestine.
There are no countries that have an embassy in Jerusalem. They are all located in Tel Aviv and the outskirts.
Congress has passed many resolutions to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, but they contain a wavier to give the President the authority to decline to do so. It is just kabuki theater. The US will not move our embassy to Jerusalem until there is a settlement of the issues with Palestine.
The United Kingdom position on Jerusalem states, "Jerusalem was supposed to be a ‘corpus separatum’, or international city administered by the UN. But this was never set up: immediately after the UNGA resolution partitioning Palestine, Israel occupied West Jerusalem and Jordan occupied East Jerusalem (including the Old City). We recognised the de facto control of Israel and Jordan, but not sovereignty. In 1967, Israel occupied E Jerusalem, which we continue to consider is under illegal military occupation by Israel. Our Embassy to Israel is in Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem. In E Jerusalem we have a Consulate-General, with a Consul-General who is not accredited to any state: this is an expression of our view that no state has sovereignty over Jerusalem."
The UK believes that the city's status has yet to be determined, and maintains that it should be settled in an overall agreement between the parties concerned, but considers that the city should not again be divided. The Declaration of Principles and the Interim Agreement, signed by Israel and the PLO on 13 September 1993 and 28 September 1995 respectively, left the issue of the status of Jerusalem to be decided in the ‘permanent status’ negotiations between the two parties.
We have essentially the same position as the UK. Trump is actually right about not making a commitment to move our embassy to Jerusalem. It would be far easier to pander to his audience. He didn't to his credit.
New way to nail Trump. I think Trump will be Israels friend—better than Obama in every way. New tactic to nail the big guy! Clever plan—he didn’t support jerusalem so he’s a Nazi—yeah, thats it. No, he wants to have a good deal to help Israel. Will they get a better deal from Christie? From Rubio? From Cruz (well, maybe from Cruz).
He made it clear that he’s not going to be pushey with Israel. That he understands their rejection of Obama’s demands. If there is no deal to be made, he sounded like that would be fine with him but that he’d try and see if it’s possible to bring peace.
But I agree with you. There will never be any peace because the Arabs (and our own Demonrat Party) want Israel gone. If Trump does not already know this, he’ll find out. He’s friends with Bibi so you know he’s not in Obama’s camp.
In other words, you're saying that the pro-Israel position is a radical left-wing Hillary position and that all good conservatives should be anti-Israel.
I was hoping your kind had long since departed this forum.
Well, well, well . . . Now we see what it's all about.
Thank you for your brutal honesty.
Cruz and Trump are clearly working together.
I don’t see a glimmer of light between them on this issue; Cruz is merely more eloquent and plain in how he states things.
You must have been very disappointed to find out Trump’s daughter is an Orthodox Jew.
What does Ivanka’s faith have ANYTHING to do with what I posted???
...how DARE you criticize the one........:)
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