Posted on 05/16/2009 8:41:54 AM PDT by truthandlife
One the eve of Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington for talks with President Barack Obama, Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar asked to remind the public that the last agreement between Israel and the Palestinians - the Wye accord – was signed during Netanyahu's previous tenure as prime minister.
Speaking at a cultural forum in Holon on Saturday, Sa'ar reiterated Netanyahu's plan to "advance the peace process with the Palestinians on the economic, diplomatic and security-related tracks."
Knesset Member Ofir Akonis, also a member of the ruling Likud party, told a cultural forum in Beersheba that he does not believe PM Netanyahu will commit to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state during his visit to Washington.
"The establishment of a Palestinian state will lead to a second Hamastan, and its army will threaten the citizens of Israel," the MK said. "The Palestinians also reject the two-state initiative because they stand by their refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
"They are really looking to establish two states for one nation – the Palestinian nation," Akonis said. "The vast majority of Israelis, including representatives of the Opposition in Knesset, reject this formula."
'No double standards'
Meanwhile, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Saturday that only US President Obama can compel Israel to accept a two-state solution to end the Middle East conflict.
"The Obama administration is facing its first test. What is required now from the United States is to stop dealing with Israel as an above-the-law state," Erekat told AFP on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Jordan.
"Only Obama can compel Israel to accept the two-state solution and stop settlement activities. We don't want vagueness or public relations games."
Erekat warned against using "double standards" in the peace process.
"If the US administration decides to use double standards with Arabs and Israelis, the peace process will end before it begins," warned Erekat, who is taking part in the forum on the shores of the Dead Sea.
Sure hope not. He screwed up when he was the former PM. Hopefully, he’s learned his lesson. Ah, but politicians will put their index finger in the air to test the direction of the wind and that’s where they lean.
Better still,let’s hope he doesn’t commit to Hussein’s demand that Israel refrain from turning soon-to-be-nuclearly-armed Iran into a parking lot before it’s too late.
Now that is one perfect cartoon. Thanks a million for this post.
Cheeky bastard. He knows full well that if the US adopts a "double standard" he is the one who will benefit.
Tell the “magic negro” to kiss your bog ole butt there BiBi.
Offer him a job as a shoe shine boy then bomb hell out of Iran.
It’s true isn’t it?
This guy doesn’t have a clue, has a pretty smile but get his dumb ass away from a teleprompter and a handler and he is a zero.
There already is a two-state solution.
Palestine was divided into two parts, a sliver for the jewish palestinians and the remainder for the arab palestinians. Jewish palestine was renamed “Israel” and arab palestine was renamed “Jordan”.
That is the two state solution. The exact borders between the two is something to be worked out between the two of them. No one else has any standing in the discussion.
WHY can Obama compel them to have two states? Grrrr.
what about the other article saying Bibi WOULD commit?
Yeah, I just read the exact opposite on Yahoo News.
All these politicians yank our chains. I’m sick of it.
First comes depression due to the Marxist power grab and then war to cut down on opposition.
Send 'em to the front!
That'll teach 'em! I say just skip the depression and go right to war with these backwards, racist, close-minded Islamic assholes!
Hell, maybe then Americans will start sticking together.
Nothing like introducing war up close to the Obama worhippers where they have to choose between killing a percieved minority (Muslims) or getting shot.
Sounds like good fun!
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