fredag 21 juni 2013

Netanyahu: Fred är beroende av palestiniernas erkännande av Israel

Premiärminister Netanyahu berörde i går i ett tal vad som är egentliga orsaken till att fredsförhandlingarna inte kommer igång.


PM: Peace will depend on Palestinian acceptance of Israel (Jerusalem Post)

"The only way to end the negotiations for peace is to begin them," Netanyahu said, "We're ready to negotiate peace without preconditions now, we're only 15 minutes away from Ramallah, there's no reason on earth why we couldn't negotiate."

"This conflict predates 1967 by almost half a century, it predates the settlements," he said, explaining what he believes is the underlining problem. "Why did this conflict rage from 1920 with the first Palestinian Arab attacks on the Jewish immigration office in Jaffa, what was that all about?"
Answering his own question, Netanyahu said those attacks resulted from "an opposition to a Jewish state in any boundaries" even before the formation of the state. Following the 1948 Declaration of Independence "there was an attempt to put out the life of the Jewish state in the War of Independence and in wars that followed."

 "Ultimately, it's the willingness of the Palestinians to accept the right of the Jewish people to live in their ancient homeland that will determine the success of the peace talks," Netanyahu said, concluding that Israel reaching peace with all of its neighbors is the tomorrow he wishes for.

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