Posted on 07/02/2009 6:50:50 AM PDT by tedbel
The Arabs know what they want, and that is the end of Israel.
The Jews are divided as to what they want. The left wants to get the hell out of the West Bank. The center, including Kadima and Labour, want to keep the settlement blocks containing most of the settlers but are prepared to uproot as many as 70,000 Jews, perhaps even 100,000. The right does not want to allow a Palestinian state to emerge, even if demilitarized.
All are united in requiring an end of conflict and the recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.
Netanyahu is a centrist, though he campaigned on the right. In his response to Obama’s Cairo speech, he demanded recognition of Israel as a Jewish state and was prepared to accept a demilitarized Palestinian state. He also demanded that Jerusalem be part of Israel and that Israel have defensible borders.
Unfortunately, he was silent on his intentions regarding the settlers and the demanded settlement freeze. He did emphasize Israel’s historical rights but went nowhere with them.
If he was sincere in his demands, he would have said that until such time as the Arabs accept Israel as a Jewish state with defensible borders and a united Jerusalem, and until they accept a demilitarized Palestine, there would be no reason to proceed with negotiations. Having not done so, one must conclude that none of these are red lines.
The Arabs weren’t shy about totally rejecting demilitarization and recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. They also said that they wouldn’t commence negotiations until there was a complete settlement freeze. I suspect that this position is for starters only, and if Israel agreed to a meaningful freeze, if not total, they would go along.
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“even if demilitarized”?
Get real.
When pigs fly and i become a liberal any palestinian home will be unarmed.
There is no “West Bank”. Jordan called it that. Then the pussies lost it in a war with Israel. Dumb move. So now it is called Judea and Samaria, as it was called for centuries.
Texas, AZ, New Mexico and Calif. belong to the U.S. because they defeated Mexico and took it. It is not “occupied territory”. All over the world land was taken after a military defeat. Why should the Arab “Palestinians” get special treatment? When the U.S. “withdraws” from “occupied” Texas, then Israel will “withdraw” as well.
Israel is for the people of Israel, God says so. Just say no to the rest of the extremely peaceful folks surrounding Israel. NO, no, we won’t go. Also, YES, yes, we will deal with Iran. Jehovah be with you, always.
The Arabs know what they want, and that is the end of Israel.The Arabs, the Muzzies, the leftists, Obama (whoops, I repeat myself)
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