Saudi Arabia offers ``complete peace'' to Israel

AP | 3/10/02 | HAMZA HENDAWI

[evad]

"Complete piece"...that's better than just a normal piece. Wonder what complete piece of what Israel has to give up to get complete piece.

These Arabs are a complete joke and what they SAY should be completely disregarded.

[Savage Beast]

What's the problem with establishing a Palestinian state with a divided Jerusalem as the capital of both Palestine and Israel?

[T. P. Pole]

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister offered Israel "complete peace from Arab nations" in exchange for Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands

Don't they consider all of what is Israel to be Arab lands?

[American in Israel]

Read it again, it says nothing about a divided Jerusalem. Perhaps we should return the occupied territories of Manhatten and give half of Washington DC to the Talibunnies in return for Arab recognition? You realize of course that Manhatten was taken from the Indians? The Palestinians have as much right to the Jordainan and Egyptian territories captured by Israel as the Talibunnies have on the land taken from the Indians...

[GuillermoX]

What makes you think the Arabs would keep their word?

What makes you think their mantra of "drive them into the sea" will change?

Arabs hated Jews long before Israel was established. Most of them would say "I have no problem with a Jewish state, in Alaska".

[Imal]

There is nothing new here. This is the same tune the Arabs have been singing for 35 years. Now it's trotted out again as if it's some wonderful new idea and nobody has been paying attention to what's actually been going on for the last half-century.

If Israel actually accepted this tired old offer, it would change nothing -- other than to set the stage for a repeat of the 1967 war, of course. The Arabs want a "do-over" because they lost that war despite how nearly indefensible the pre-1967 borders were. Their track record is clear and consistent enough already; bending over one more time will not gain Israel any respect in the Middle East.

Imal

[American in Israel]

Remember when you were a little kid and the bully at school would beat you up for your lunch money promising if you give it to him he will stop pounding you. Did it work? The Arabs were killing Jews long before the 67 war when the territories were Arab owned. This is like a wolf saying If you let me eat your legs you will not get tired running from me, we will be friends. I will even invite you to dinner JOO Boy.

[Lady GOP]

He called on Israel to withdraw from Arab territory captured in war and grant "the legitimate rights of the Palestinians, including the creation of an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital. If it does that it will be met with complete peace from Arab nations."

Dont do it Israel.

[Diogenesis]

The Saudi view of "safety" for Americans.

[Flyer]

"complete peace from Arab nations"

If Saudi has that much influence over all the Arab nations then they are part of the terrorism problem. Why don't they offer to stop terrorism from all Arab nations?

[glockmeister40]

I think the only way to get peace is to separate the Israelis and the Palestinians. Then build a buffer zone 20 miles wide between them and fill it with land mines, sensors and razor wire. These two kids are NEVER going to live in peace. Israel will continue to be a productive republic while the "new" palestine will become just another third world islamic cesspool, like all the rest of them.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister offered Israel "complete peace from Arab nations" in exchange for Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands and the creation of an independent Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.

This is a sham. The Arabs consider all of Israel to be Arab land, and their idea of "complete peace" with Israel is for the Israelis to go away. To Palm Beach, New York, Hell, it doesn't matter.

But of course, the fools in the media will trumpet this as groundbreaking and, as surely as the sun rises in the morning, will denounce Ariel Sharon for rejecting such a generous offer. Then again, the liberals fail to appreciate the fact that if the Jews ever left the Middle East, the Arabs would go right back to cutting their own throats.

[Savage Beast]

Thanks for a straight answer. But would Israel be willing to let a section of Jerusalem serve as the capital of a Palestinian state, if such a state were established, and, if not, why not?

[csvset]

I wonder if the Saudis would offer up Riyadh in good faith. "If the Arab terrorists strike again, you can bomb us." Ha! Fat chance.

[Lady GOP]

Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian State 17 Jan 2002

By JACK KATZENELL, Associated Press Writer

JERUSALEM (AP) - Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (news - web sites) said Thursday that a Palestinian state must never be established and that Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) must be overthrown.

Polls indicate Netanyahu has a strong chance of returning to power, and his statements were seen as a direct challenge to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites). Both belong to the right-wing Likud party, but last summer Sharon came out in favor of a Palestinian state, albeit on much less land than the Palestinians claim.

There is strong support for Arafat's expulsion among hard-line elements in the Likud. Sharon has branded Arafat a terrorist and bitter enemy of Israel, but has stopped short of advocating Arafat's ouster, something the United States opposes. Netanyahu said if the Palestinians achieve independence, Israel will be unable to prevent them from bringing in arms, even if they sign an agreement prohibiting the import of weapons.

The ex-prime minister said the problem was highlighted by Israel's recent seizure of a ship with contraband weapons which Israel says were destined for the Palestinians.

``With its own independent port, such a state would receive shiploads of arms, day and night, and we would find ourselves facing a terrorist state, armed to the teeth,'' he told Israel Radio.

The only way to stop the current Palestinian attacks on Israelis is to bring down the Palestinian Authority (news - web sites) and its leader, Netanyahu said. Expelling Arafat ``would make clear to any future Palestinian leadership that if you resort to terrorism, your fate will be like that of the Taliban and Arafat,'' Netanyahu said.

Netanyahu said that at a forthcoming session of the Likud Central Committee he will support a motion stating a Palestinian state must never be established.

A less important Likud forum, the political bureau, passed such a resolution earlier this week, but a decision of the Central Committee would be binding on the party leader.

[xm177e2]

How can the Saudis offer "complete peace?" Can they promise to stop Hamas? Unless Saudi Arabia is behind all of the attacks, it can't offer peace.

[kattracks]

You're right. And I don't see them offering any plans of what they would be prepared to do if this "complete peace" failed to materialize.