Angela Merkel says it's not the time for a 'two-state solution'
Merkel, who in the past has insisted that the “two-state solution” is the best way to end the conflict, appeared to signal at Tuesday’s Government-to-Government meeting that she would turn down the pressure on Israel to push for a diplomatic process with the Palestinian Authority (PA).With Syria falling apart a few miles away and Lebanon under the control of the Iranian proxy Hezbullah, is the world finally starting to get it?
"Now is not the time for a significant step forward [in the two-state solution]," she said during a joint press conference with Netanyahu in Berlin, according to i24news.
Nevertheless, Merkel stressed that while substantial progress can't be achieved at this time, "it is possible to make improvements in specific fields," and promised Germany's help in doing so, particularly in the economic area.
Merkel’s remarks echo recent statements by officials in the United States, who admitted that President Barack Obama recognizes that reaching a two-state solution before he leaves office is unlikely.
Similar expressions have been sounded in Israel as well, where opposition chairman Yitzhak Herzog has also admitted that the “two-state solution” is not feasible at this time and has offered his own, alternative plan for peace.
We can only hope and pray.
Labels: Angela Merkel, Barack Hussein Obama, Binyamin Netanyahu, Hezbullah, Iran, ISIS, Lebanon, Syrian uprising, two-state solution, Yitzchak Herzog
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:43 PM
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It is, however, time for a County Clerk GIS Land Title Registry, by parcel, by year, by elevation (for apartments/condos), with linked scanned purchase documents, treaties, histories, etc. And also, it could be time to investigate the idea of Counties as a next phase.
Slightly OT: We had better make sure that Ted Cruz wins the election. His word is his bond.
OTOH - Beware of Trump big time http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/269806-trump-ill-be-neutral-on-israel-and-palestine
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