Netanyahu says no to NATO
Kerry fences when asked about Abbas’s recent statements that he would allow a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops over five years and accept NATO troops as a buffer after the Israelis leave. “Netanyahu has made it clear he doesn’t want NATO,” Kerry says, but a possible third-party force “is something for the parties to work out.”An Israeli official confirmed to JPost that Kerry's quote to Ignatius is accurate.
But that won't stop Israel's Jimmy Carter from continuing to push the NATO idea.
On Friday, former prime minister Ehud Olmert told Channel 2 that he, together with former defense minister Ehud Barak had already told the Americans during the 2008 Annapolis peace process that they were willing to withdraw the IDF from the Jordan Valley within the context of a final-status agreement. But he did not offer any details of that plan.
Olmert also said he believed – based on his conversations with Abbas – that when all the details will be worked out for a final-status agreement, the issue of recognizing Israel as a Jewish state could be resolved.What could go wrong?
Labels: Abu Mazen, Binyamin Netanyahu, Ehud K. Olmert, Middle East peace process, Palestinian state RIGHT NOW syndrome, two-state solution
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:32 AM
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Kerry says, but a possible third-party force “is something for the parties to work out.”
Is he thinking Russia?
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