'The Obama administration seems to be the friendliest we have evah had in Washington' says...
... The 'Palestinian Authority.' The more things change, the more they stay the same. "We reiterated our commitment to the Road Map, including the principle of one authority and one weapon for the Palestinians and putting an end to incitement by both the Palestinians and Israelis." [Now there's a canard. No one in Israel incites to kill 'Palestinians.' CiJ]Hopenchange anyone?
Erekat said that Abbas also reiterated his demand for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in all the territories captured by Israel in 1967, including east Jerusalem. [Why does anyone believe they will ever change this demand? CiJ]
The Palestinians also made clear to Mitchell that they won't return to the negotiating table unless Netanyahu accepted the two-state solution and froze construction in all the settlements.
"These are not merely Palestinian preconditions," Erekat said. "These are obligations that Israel is required to fulfill under the terms of the Road Map." [Yes. After the 'Palestinians' dismantle all the terror organizations, which they have not done. CiJ]
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During the meeting, the PA leaders also reiterated their refusal to accept Israel as a Jewish state, saying it was enough to recognize Israel as it was. "We were asked to recognize the state of Israel and this is how it's called by the United Nations," Erekat explained. "But until now no one has said anything about the Jewish character of Israel. As far as we are concerned, there's only the state of Israel and that's all."
During the meeting, Abbas also presented Mitchell with several maps showing what the Palestinians say is continued construction in the settlements, as well as IDF checkpoints scattered throughout the West Bank. Abbas also demanded that the US put pressure on Israel to force it to refrain from demolishing illegally-built houses in Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:20 PM
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The Palestinians see no reason to ever negotiate. Why should they when they think the US will twist Israel's arm and get for them the satisfaction of their complete demands?
To Saeb Erakat and George Mitchell, Israel should reply:
No We Can't
Indeed.
Is the Road Map forever? The Pals have not fulfilled a single one of their commitments. Israel's cabinet only approved the Road Map with the explicit reservation that if the Pals don't fulfill their commitments first, we are not bound by any of ours. So how long are we supposed to wait for them to disarm the terrorists, and stop the incitement? 2 years? 10 years? 300 years? At a certain point, you just have to say, "The Arabs are not going to do anything, so take your road map and forget it".
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