Posted on 07/31/2013 8:25:02 AM PDT by Former Fetus
Israelis and Palestinians are sparring over the very premise for their peace negotiations as envoys from each side head into talks in Washington that have been trumpeted as the revival of diplomacy after three years of stalemate.
While the US remains mum on the negotiating terms, the two parties are sparring over the central question of whether the talks are based on Israel's 1967 borders or not. The argument comes amid widespread skepticism on both sides that the US-brokered diplomacy will lead to a breakthrough to end more than a century of conflict.
"They have zero chances of reaching an end of conflict, end of claims agreement," says Yossi Alpher, a leading Israeli analyst who is former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies. ''The positions are too far apart on narrative issues like the future of holy places and the right of return'' of Palestinians who fled or were expelled at Israel's establishment in 1948.
By saying yes to the American invitation to negotiate, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are avoiding the possibility of being cast as rejectionists by Secretary of State John Kerry, who made six visits to the region in his effort to bring the two sides to an agreement to talk. It is possible that this same desire not to be blamed will keep the two sides engaged for the near future.
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Palestinians get $500 million now and $4.5 Billion later
At the tune of $25 billion dollars.
All rounds of Middle East peace negotiations are a mirage. The Muslims’ stated goal is the death of all Jews (and Christians, for that matter). The Israelis know this. They play along with this farce to keep the Democrats in the U.S. off their case. The whole thing is a joke.
The entire middle east peace process since its beginning has only one goal - get as much money taken from Americans as possible.
Peace will only come to the Middle East if Israel and Jews cease to exist.
It is time for Christians to get on our knees and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
2014 Elections
Which God has promised that won't happen! I know there won't be peace over there until Jesus returns, but I worry that bad decisions will make life even harder for the Israeli people. Think on the Frepers from Israel, for example Eleutheria5 lives in the West Bank. Do you care if he's forcibly evicted from his home?
My point was that Bibi shouldn’t be negotiating with the vipers.
I apologize. I agree with your opinion.
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