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Israel Offers Building Freeze - PA Rejects Israeli Conditons
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by Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke | October 11, 2010 at 08:02 am
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Israel has offered a partial building freeze in the Westbank if the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish State. A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority has rejected the condition.
The talks, which were already in danger to collapse, were addressed by the Arab League last week. The United States has been given one month to attempt to persuade Israel to implement a new building freeze.
Benjamin Netanyahu said to his Parliament during an Opening speech for the winter session:
"If the Palestinian leadership will unequivocally say to its people that it recognises Israel as the national state of the Jewish people, I will be ready to convene my cabinet and ask for another moratorium on building."
Spokespersons for the Palestanian Authority have accused Israel of playing games with this issue, to gain favour with the International community. Palestinians have argued in the past that this proposal would disenfranchise 20% of the population that is not Jewish.
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Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke
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at 08:32 on October 11th, 2010
Thank you for sharing this story....hey by the way...welcome back on
at 08:42 on October 11th, 2010
Thanks for the welcome back. There were some issues with redirection from what I understand. Thanks for commenting.
at 09:25 on October 11th, 2010
Jerusalem, the capital of the Hebrew kingdom going back to 1000 B.C. and the de facto capital of Israel unified after the Six Day war, being reclaimed by the Jews from Arab occupation one house at a time.
at 09:35 on October 11th, 2010
The talks were likely to break down at some stage,and that has happened without belying expectations.The only solution,imo,has never been attempted.recognition of Israel/Palestine as one secular,socialist state,Jews and Palestenians enjoying equal rights under a new constitution.That is the only way to bury painful past deep down,so that it doesn't resurrect.If majority of Jews and Palestenians,both want a lasting peace,remove trust deficit by establishing people-to-people contact,sidelining politicians on both sides of the spectrum.No outside interference,American or Arab would help to a great extent resolution of Israel/Palestine problem.
at 13:00 on October 11th, 2010
All options should be on the table, including yours tk kidwai. The problem, in any society, is moving past politicians, who all have their own agendas.
at 10:05 on October 11th, 2010
The way to get a peace agreement is for the Palestinian leadership to quit its desire to destroy Israel as a State either by bi-national bogus nonsense or by finally accepting Israel as a State in the Middle East. Both do not appear to be on the present table. No one has the guts or courage or even the desire to allow Israel to exist as a Jewish State. It chokes the Muslim community to no end.
at 13:02 on October 11th, 2010
The table is empty with too many preconditions. Everything should be on the table. If, each time, someone walks away from the table because of the unwillingness or courage to discuss it, this process will never move forward.