Israel 'deaf' to two-state solution

[IndianaGreen]

Israel 'deaf' to two-state solution

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

US calls for a two-state solution "fell on deaf ears", the Palestinians' chief negotiator with Israel has said.

Speaking to Al Jazeera on Tuesday, the day after the first official meeting between Barack Obama, the US president, and Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, Saeb Erekat indicated that Palestinians had low expectations of the outcome.

In their talks in Washington, Obama told Netanyahu to stop expanding Jewish settlements and grasp the "historic opportunity" to make peace with the Palestinians.

"We appreciate very much what Mr Obama said ... (But) I'm sure this fell on deaf ears. Mr Netanyahu will continue to be in a state of denial," Erekat told Al Jazeera.

"He will not accept the two-state solution, he will not accept agreements signed. He will continue with settlement activities and he thinks he can beat about the bush by more vagueness and linguistics and public relations campaigns."

In four hours of talks with Obama, Netanyahu refused to publicly commit to an independent Palestinian state.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/05/200951973745705990.html

[MUAD_DIB]

1. Netanyahu refused to publicly commit to an independent Palestinian state.

What will be the outcome then: an ever expanding Israeli state?

[Sezu]

2. Not at peace with their status as the longest lasting

welfare cases in the world, they now appear to be taking up a new role as MINDREADERS.

[Bodhi BloodWave]

3. I think Israel likely is quite high on the list of 'welfare' cases as well n/t

[Sezu]

4. Well, maybe ...and of course they do have all those

ancient prophesies...hmmmmm.....they MUST be just as bad as those nice mischievious terrorist lads, the lil rascals.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

9. Because, of course, Palestinians = Terrorists...

N.T.

[Violet_Crumble]

5. Wow, more conservative sounding one-liners...

'welfare case'? Damn, but that's pathetic...

btw, it's been reported consistantly in the media that Nutty turned a blind ear to calls for a two-state solution. There's no mindreading involved at all...

[Alamuti Lotus]

6. please do not disturb the trolls, they do perform a valid function

with them stinking up the place, I need not travel to LGF/etc in order to know what their current line of thinking (or what passes for it) is. So in addition to providing entertainment with such vile scribblings, my day is made more efficient in the process.

[Sezu]

8. Lawdy lawdy lawdy iF only this place was just for

the Israel haters it would paradise on earth. Who needs any stinking opinions but yours and the usual suspects. Democratic Underground Elite Club or what; I think not Mr Perfection reinvented. Some of you people are so damn amusing but then most narcissists are.

[LeftishBrit]

10. I am quite sure that they are not 'at peace' with their status as long-term refugees

(if that's what is meant here by welfare cases).

A problem inflicted on them by Israel AND the Arab states - and not helped by much of their own leadership.

Whether they are finding the most effective political strategies to combat the problem is another matter; but I doubt that they like it (to put it mildly).

I would say that both sides of the conflict think that they're reading the others' minds; and often it makes matters worse. Reminds me of the 'Prisoners' Dilemma'.

[Scurrilous]

7. 'Two-states? A childish solution'

Although the prime minister returns contented from his visit to Washington, his aides are already hard at work in bid to discredit US fixation on two-state plan. 'Two states for two peoples is a silly and childish solution to a very complex problem,' they say

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3719037,00.html

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"This idea of two states for two peoples is a silly and childish solution to a very complex problem," senior members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu staff said on Wednesday as the entourage made its way back to Israel from Washington.

They were further adamant to emphasize that Israel would continue to build in the larger settlement blocs and Jerusalem despite US President Barack Obama's resolute opposition."

[rateyes]

11. It won't happen, but I cling to the hope that Obama will cut off funds to Israel.

[cali]

12. he can't. not without congressional support. and that he does not have.