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| Israel considering temporary Palestinian state |
| 2011-03-09 |
| [Arab News] Israel is likely to offer Paleostinians a state within temporary borders, the country's defense minister was quoted as saying Tuesday, detailing for the first time an emerging Israeli plan for breaking the deadlocked peace negotiations. Though the Paleostinians repeatedly have rejected provisional statehood, Ehud Barak told The Wall Street Journal that Israel or the United States would have to give assurances that a full-fledged agreement on permanent statehood would follow. Barak also told the newspaper that Israel might seek an additional $20 billion in US military aid to help it deal with potential threats arising from the turmoil in the Arab world. While characterizing the popular upheavals in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and the Gulf as "a historic earthquake" and "quite inspired," Barak said Israel was worried that its top foes, Iran and Syria, "might be the last to feel the heat" of the revolts and that Egypt's new leaders might, under public pressure, back away from its 1979 peace treaty with Israel. "The issue of qualitative military aid for Israel becomes more essential for us, and I believe also more essential for you," the newspaper quoted Barak as saying. "A strong, responsible Israel can become a stabilizer in such a turbulent region." Israel already receives $3 billion in military aid a year from the US Without making a "daring" peace offer, however, Israel cannot seek additional aid, Barak was quoted as saying. To that end, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to offer the Paleostinians a state with temporary borders, he said. Only afterward, would the two sides would resolve key issues of the conflict, such as competing claims to Jerusalem and the fate of Paleostinian refugees, Barak added. No details of the plan were given. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 From your mouth to the ear of G*d, Gloluse. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-09 02:56 |
| #5 In that case, you won't mind if Israelis send $20 billion to the USA. Better yet, America can wash its hands of the Israel-Egypt-Palestine circle jerk and save $6 billion/year. |
| Posted by: Gloluse B. Hayes9343 2011-03-09 02:19 |
| #4 But since, nowadays, it's virtual money---what does it matter Gloluse? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-09 02:10 |
| #3 Barak is very smart---if you take into account that he's, always, 10 years behind the curve. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-09 02:09 |
| #2 temporary marriage Unfortunately it's American taxpayers' money that will change hands. |
| Posted by: Gloluse B. Hayes9343 2011-03-09 01:05 |
| #1 Good deal. It's like a temporary marriage in islam - you can quit any time... |
| Posted by: vendaval 2011-03-09 00:20 |