Zelda's Blog - Thursday, 2 September, 2010
Direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority began Thursday, Sept. 2 in Washington.
For the first time since Netanyhu was elected Prime Minister in 2009 Mahmoud Abbas and Netanyhu met...The talks broke off when Israel, led by Ehud Olmert, launched a large scale attack on Gaza terrorists.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she and President Obama believe the talks "can succeed" but added that "success will take patience, persistence and leadership.:
P.M. Netanyhu said that "mutual and painful concessions from both sides" will be required for peace. "We expect you to recognize Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people," he told Abbas, adding that the Israelis are "fully aware and respect your people's desire for sovereignty."
Abbas on the other hand called for a continuation of the freeze on construction of Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and a complete lifting of what he called the "embargo on Gaza." Abbas made clear the expected negotiations to begin where they had left off in the past, explaining that "we're not starting from scratch because we had many rounds of negotiations between the PLO and the Israeli government."
The talks were overshadowed by the murder of four Jewish civilians by Hamas terrorists just before the talks began. .
In your wisdom, people, what do you expect will come of these talks and how long do you think they will last before Abbas walks out of the meetings.
Firstly, Abbas has no power and behind closed doors he does not recognize Israels' right to exist as a Jewish State. Arafat in his time was offered more than any one else to make peace and he turned it down...
Now we see Netanyhu, who is a great orator but unfortunately not a strong Prime Minister. He should have left the talks when he heard of the tragic barbaric murder of innocent civilians, one who was pregnant at close range...by Hamas terrorists...Netanyhu chose to stay not to offend President Obama or Hillary Clinton...
What do the Palestinians want from Israel...two States...side by side, living in peace..They want all of Israel...You know it and so do I.
Iran is one step closer to the bomb...nothing is being done to stop Iran. Ahmadinejad is paying no attention to the sanctions because he is not afraid of the United States since Obama became President.
Hamas is sending rockets into Israel daily...Innocent civilians are being attacked and sometimes killed..The United States continues to to demand more and more of Israel and basically nothing of the other side.
In my opinion these talks are nothing more than a photo op for President Obama...The November elections are coming up fast and furious and he needs a win...
Israel has given in to every demand by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton..When President Obama basically snubbed Netanyhu when he came to Washington ...Netanyhu stayed and took the bad treatment instead of leaving.
Began or Shamir would not have taken this kind of treatment from any President of the U.S...Why are we so afraid to stand up and yell from the rafters ...this is our home and we intend to be here for generations to come...
Israel may be a small country but no country has produced more and given more to humanity...
These talks will lead nowhere until we see leaders who recognize Israels' right to exist as a Jewish State. When childrens textbooks in Arab land reflect the truth of the Jewish and when Arab mothers and fathers want their children to live in peace...
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