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| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Two Can Play Precondition Game |
| 2013-07-14 |
| [Ynet] If Paleostinians are going to insist on preconditions, why can't Israel set some of its own? To date the efforts of US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... have failed to produce an agreement leading to resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Paleostinians. In spite of comments such as "real progress has been made," the refusal of the Paleostinians to abandon their preconditions remains the major obstacle preventing a breakthrough. The Paleostinians demand Israel stop all home construction on land they claim as their state. Israel must also relinquish all territory under their authority since being forced to fight a defensive war in 1967. This includes eastern Jerusalem which is the holiest place on earth for the Jewish people. Plus, numerous Paleostinians must be released from prison, many of whom have blood on their hands. For his part the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... continues to reaffirm his commitment to preconditions. In an interview published recently in Al-Hayat, referring to '67 borders, he said "we consider any settlement after 1967 illegal." Regarding Jerusalem he said "....if it is not the capital of Paleostine, there will be no solution." If the Paleostinians are going to insist on preconditions, why can't Israel have some of its own? C'mon, what's fair is fair, right? Thus, Mr. Abbas I submit the following preconditions which must be met before Israel is willing to sit face to face with you: The first and most important precondition is for you to drop all your preconditions, period. Such demands are incongruous with all known acceptable protocol of good faith negotiations and promote a disingenuous agenda. Both sides should come to the table equally balanced without preconditions, prepared to negotiate all issues. However, facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable... if you insist on sticking to your preconditions, I invite you to entertain Israel's list. They are intended to render negotiations meaningless, which is precisely what your goal appears to be. For starters you must accept Israel's right to exist as the sovereign national homeland of the Jewish people. Israeli leaders have repeatedly acknowledged their commitment to a Paleostinian state, and two states for two peoples. The least you could do is reciprocate by accepting Israel's right to exist. Next, stop telling your Arab brethren taking Jerusalem away from Israel is an "Islamic obligation." Would you expect Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... to give Mecca or Medina away? If Mohammedans are allowed to have their two holiest cities, why can't the Jews have the one city which has been the center of Jewish life for 4,000 years? In case you forgot, Jerusalem's existence as such predates Islam by 2,700 years. However you don't seem to allow facts to alter your agenda. Additionally, please contact the various gunnies groups such as Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,, Islamic Jihad ...created after many members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah... , PFLP, Hezbollah, PLO, plus your own group Fatah, and have all the language removed from their respective charters requiring the destruction of Israel and elimination of the Jewish people. I realize you may not be able to convince the other groups to make this potentially humiliating gesture. However, facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable... forgive me for suggesting that Israel's leaders might be just a little skeptical of your sincerity when the founding charter of the political part of which you are head, requires the destruction of the country you claim to want peace with. Let's move to the websites of these same groups. Each of them, including your Fatah party show Paleostine covering the entire area of land Israel rests upon. How about suggesting the webmasters do a little editing to reflect Israel in fact does exist? The entire world is aware of this, so having these websites reflect reality would demonstrate a pragmatic approach to coexistence.... if this is indeed something you favor. It also wouldn't be a bad idea to stop naming parks and other public places after gunnies who murdered innocent Israeli civilians. Maybe it hasn't occurred to you that glorifying murderers by calling them "heroes" and "deaders" gives the average Israeli the impression you consider every one of them a legitimate target. That's not exactly the type of message someone claiming to want coexistence should be sending. Once all these preconditions have been met, it will create a balanced atmosphere at the negotiating table between you and Israel. Oh, did I mention if either side agrees to the other's preconditions, there won't be much point of coming to the negotiating table? However, facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable... since your preconditions are designed to prevent actual negotiations you seem to know this already. A final thought: One of the reasons Israel should have its own list of preconditions is it may prove to be an effective way of demonstrating the absurdity of your preconditions. Mr. Abbas. You may get so frustrated it could cause you to drop your preconditions and meet without them. Then again I ask myself what are the odds this might happen? Is the moon made of cheese? |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 Precondition, Surrender, wholly and completely, then meet. (No need to argue , you surrendered, this pre-condition MUST BE MET) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-07-14 20:19 |
| #2 The time for games is long past. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-07-14 04:16 |
| #1 hear, hear |
| Posted by: Mikey Hunt 2013-07-14 02:23 |