Friday, September 17, 2010

It’s Not About Settlements (Updated)

Jennifer Rubin "Giora Eiland isn’t impressed with the happy talk coming from the Obama team. George Mitchell may coo all he wants about getting down to “substantive issues,” but the Palestinians show no sign they are willing to accept the most basic element of a peace deal: recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. Eiland explains why this is an essential component of any accord:""...

RE: It’s Not About Settlements "As Jennifer noted yesterday in her comments on Giora Eiland’s Ynet op-ed, Palestinian unwillingness to recognize Israel as a Jewish state is the make-or-break issue of the peace process. She’s also correct that the Obama administration shows no signs of recognizing this fact. But two recent developments make this blindness particularly puzzling."

Song on Palestinian TV about conquering Israel through war. "The performance was broadcast on official Palestinian Authority TV this week, two days before the latest round of peace talks."

Palestinian cartoons depicting Israel and the US.

Sham Mideast Peace Talks: What It Really Means When They Say ‘Contiguous’ "U.S. envoy George Mitchell takes a position inimical to Israel, disguising it as neutral."

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