Obama welcomes Netanyahu acceptance of Palestinian state

[Fozzledick]

By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent

The White House on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's endorsement of a Palestinian state, and reiterated its commitment both to the Palestinian aspiration for sovereignty as well as Israel's security.

"The President welcomes the important step forward in Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech. The President is committed to two states, a Jewish state of Israel and an independent Palestine, in the historic homeland of both peoples," said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

(President Barack Obama) believes this solution can and must ensure both Israel's security and the fulfillment of the Palestinians' legitimate aspirations for a viable state, and he welcomes Prime Minister Netanyahu's endorsement of that goal," said Gibbs.

"The President will continue working with all parties - Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Arab states, and our Quartet partners - to see that they fulfill their obligations and responsibilities necessary to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a comprehensive regional peace," he added.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1092720.html

[timeforpeace]

1. These guys might end up as partners in peace.

Better him than Iran's madman, the godfather of the Hamas gangsters.

[IndianaGreen]

4. A peace in which Israel keeps the settlements and the whole of Jerusalem is no peace!

Israel and her neocon allies in America wanted the reformers of Iran to lose, or get their election stolen. You bastards need the bogeyman of Iran, as you did Iraq a few years ago, to keep everyone distracted while you continue to destroy Palestinian olive groves, and steal Palestinian lands.

If there is a GAWD, may he damned you all to hell!

[tocqueville]

2. what state ?

the proposed arrangement is like an Indian reserve.

[Indenturedebtor]

3. What exactly do you think is going to happen there?

[IndianaGreen]

5. Israel will control Palestine's air space, borders, and security

IOW, Palestine will just be a country in name only--no sovereignty to speak of.

Where will Palestine's capital going to be? Ramallah?

Bibi is spewing the crytpo-fascist shit he has been spewing for years.

[azurnoir]

6. The WH statement sounded like a prewritten piece IMO

there were most likely two one for Netanyahu claimed he accepted a Palestinian State and one for if he did not, the real test will be in the coming days when hard questions start to asked about Netanyahus we talk you obey approach to the Palestinian leadership, if Obama goes along with Netanyahus demands Obama will be throwing his entire mid east peace plan under the bus

[Vegasaurus]

7. THe plan is under the bus already

There won't be full "right of return".

There won;'t be dismantling of the homes of half a million people.

There might be some very limited right of return, and some dismantling of settlements, but that is not what the Palestinians demands, nor what Obama will force (without a war).

[azurnoir]

8. If Israel does not with draw from the settlements

there will be no peace.

[Tarc]

9. All Bibi did was lay down a set of unacceptable conditions

Obama should not be praising or acknowledging this asshole.