- Nov 6, 2005
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In my mind, its crunch time for Israel to get back to the peace table.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...ian-state-if-peace-talks-not-renewed-1.356742
And in my mind, it hangs on a matter of faith, does the world believe the Palestinians or the Israeli version for the collapse of the peace talks in the late fall of 2010.
The Palestinian version is that they refuse to play the Israeli talk and settle charade game until a Israeli Settlement freeze is enacted. After all, there is not a nation on earth that recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the lands captured by Israel in the 1967&73 wars.
Where as Israel, the military occupying power, has been settling on these disputed lands for decades as a matter of Israeli policy.
But now all the Quartet members, demand a restart of talks. Who will blink first, Israel or the Palestinians? Last time the Pals blinked first and agreed to resume talks, and soon thereafter Netanyuhu refused to extend the settlement freeze. Which collapsed the talks.
This time who will the Quartet members side with the lack of talks.
The link is somewhat silent on that, but Israel risks not being included in any decisions in drawing the final border of the Palestinian State come 9/2011. From other links the Pals are long on the record, they welcome Israeli inclusions in the talks, but the Israeli talks participation comes at the price of a settlement freeze.
Its now somewhat of an Israeli pissing contest, because Israel is long on record as talking and talking, while giving up nothing, and in the process grabbing more and more.
And if Israel wants to gamble on anyone any longer believing their propaganda line while Israel says one thing and does quite another, come 9/2011 Israel may be odd man out without even a voice in deciding the final borders of a Palestinian State.
Que in all those Israeli fan clubbers who believe in Israeli propaganda, but we are dealing with the Quartet here who will be judge jury and executioner of the final who to blame designation.
As for Netanyuhu, who tries to sit on the fence, its crunch time for him to order that settlement freeze or the Quartet train may soon leave the station. Without a single Israeli aboard.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...ian-state-if-peace-talks-not-renewed-1.356742
And in my mind, it hangs on a matter of faith, does the world believe the Palestinians or the Israeli version for the collapse of the peace talks in the late fall of 2010.
The Palestinian version is that they refuse to play the Israeli talk and settle charade game until a Israeli Settlement freeze is enacted. After all, there is not a nation on earth that recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the lands captured by Israel in the 1967&73 wars.
Where as Israel, the military occupying power, has been settling on these disputed lands for decades as a matter of Israeli policy.
But now all the Quartet members, demand a restart of talks. Who will blink first, Israel or the Palestinians? Last time the Pals blinked first and agreed to resume talks, and soon thereafter Netanyuhu refused to extend the settlement freeze. Which collapsed the talks.
This time who will the Quartet members side with the lack of talks.
The link is somewhat silent on that, but Israel risks not being included in any decisions in drawing the final border of the Palestinian State come 9/2011. From other links the Pals are long on the record, they welcome Israeli inclusions in the talks, but the Israeli talks participation comes at the price of a settlement freeze.
Its now somewhat of an Israeli pissing contest, because Israel is long on record as talking and talking, while giving up nothing, and in the process grabbing more and more.
And if Israel wants to gamble on anyone any longer believing their propaganda line while Israel says one thing and does quite another, come 9/2011 Israel may be odd man out without even a voice in deciding the final borders of a Palestinian State.
Que in all those Israeli fan clubbers who believe in Israeli propaganda, but we are dealing with the Quartet here who will be judge jury and executioner of the final who to blame designation.
As for Netanyuhu, who tries to sit on the fence, its crunch time for him to order that settlement freeze or the Quartet train may soon leave the station. Without a single Israeli aboard.
