Posted on 05/19/2011 5:55:27 PM PDT by tobyhill
President Obama's call this afternoon for Israel and the Palestinians to redraw boundaries based on 1967 lines has already generated backlash.
"The dream of a Jewish and democratic state cannot be fulfilled with permanent occupation," the president said in a wide-ranging, Mideast speech at the State Department.
"The United States believes that negotiations should result in two states, with permanent Palestinian borders with Israel, Jordan, and Egypt, and permanent Israeli borders with Palestine. The borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states."
The suggestion landed with a thud in Israel, where some skeptics worry that such a border makes the country less secure. The country will object to any "indefensible" borders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
"The viability of a Palestinian state cannot come at the expense of Israel's existence," said Netanyahu, who is expected to arrive here in Washington Friday.
Netanyahu's office tweeted its clear disapproval of the president's reference to the 1967 borders.
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Good one!
“The suggestion landed with a thud in Israel”
What a coincidence. The Obama I took this morning landed with a thud in my toilet.
So I guess we need to give Texas back to Mexico and then, of course, Manhattan really belongs to Native Americans.
He is an idiot and the sooner the rest of the nation catches on, the better.
The starting point is the legal boundry:
As part of a final peace settlement, Israel must have secure and recognized borders, which should emerge from negotiations between the parties in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 242 and 338. In light of new realities on the ground, including already existing major Israeli populations centers, it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome of final status negotiations will be a full and complete return to the armistice lines of 1949, and all previous efforts to negotiate a two-state solution have reached the same conclusion. [That's the passage whose existence or binding effect Mrs. Clinton denies. CiJ]
I’m a native American — I was born in Sibley Memorial, Washington, DC.
Obama won the Jewish vote in 2008.
He’ll get it again in 2012.
What do you want me to say?
Nothing
I hope this didn’t surprise anyone not living under a rock for the past 3 years. Obama and Michelle has told us everything we now know and more. Those who didn’t listen or question are the only ones who should be surprised by Obama’s policies. I can’t wait for the “Arab Spring”.
I used to think it was hogwash, but now I truly believe the annoited one is a tool of Satan.
Can we give Obama back to Kenya
That my friend would be a sight to see. I seriously doubt that Mexico would know what to do with the Texans in such a takeover. hee hee hee Wahhhh Hoooo!
wow, thanks jimbo123.
I don’t think he is an idiot. I think he hates Israel and he hates America. I wish the rest of the nation would catch on to that.
The POS is a muzzie! What more evidence does anyone need!
The Left in Israel are praising the Boy King’s “peace” proposal.
Us uninvolved, uninformed folks would really like to know what insights the President's brilliant mind has to offer on these issues.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zahri said Obama's speech was full of empty words and an indication that U.S. policy has failed. Abu Zahri said people in the Arab world have no need for lectures on democracy from Obama while he is supporting what they view as Israeli crimes. Abu Zahri said Obama's rejection of Palestinian unity is an intervention of Palestinian affairs.
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