There is no reason why Israel cannot live next to the palestinians, if the palestinians draw down their arms, recognize Israel, renounce terrorism, and sit down at the table. However, Ahmadinejad and Hamas, and Hezbolla’s goals are NOT to create a palestinian state next to Israel. Their goals are to get a weak liberal Israeli PM like Olmert to agree to a palestinian state, where Arab countries will then help the terrorists destroy Israel, and a full scale war will develop.
Way back on March 31, 1977, the Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview with Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee member Zahir Muhsein. Here’s what he said:
“The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct “Palestinian people” to oppose Zionism.
For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to ALL of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan.”
Ahmadinejad is trying to do this. The Jews will not let another Hitler take them over and put them under Sharia law. The Jews have been murdered and exiled by Muslims since 800 AD. They will NOT do it again.
That is official PLO policy embodied in Political Programme Adopted at the 12th Session of the Palestinian National Council, Cairo, June 9, 1974
The establishment of a platform (state) from which to launch attacks, unity with Jordan (violent is OK), massing of Arab troops in the new state, and the final attack. Abbas still mentions the phased plan in arabic speeches.