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In other words, even before negotiations began, Israel would have to concede everything on territory and then, presumably, begin talking about the Palestinian right of return, which would doom the Jewish state inside the 1949 armistice lines.
As a consequence, not only would the West Bank settlers be pirates living on stolen land, but the hundreds of thousands of Jews living in Jerusalem would be just as illegal. Clearly, such a move will not be an end in itself but a prelude to further pressure on Israel to compromise its sovereignty even inside the old borders.
First, if there was any doubt at all that the Palestinians have ever negotiated in good faith during the last 18 years of peace talks with Israel, it is gone. They refused an offer of a state in the West Bank, Gaza, and part of Jerusalem in 2000, 2001, and 2008, and they will keep on saying No in the hope of getting even moreand perhaps ending Israels independent existenceby other means.
Can America Stop the Palestinian Squeeze Play? Yes Obama Can! « Commentary Magazine
As a consequence, not only would the West Bank settlers be pirates living on stolen land, but the hundreds of thousands of Jews living in Jerusalem would be just as illegal. Clearly, such a move will not be an end in itself but a prelude to further pressure on Israel to compromise its sovereignty even inside the old borders.
First, if there was any doubt at all that the Palestinians have ever negotiated in good faith during the last 18 years of peace talks with Israel, it is gone. They refused an offer of a state in the West Bank, Gaza, and part of Jerusalem in 2000, 2001, and 2008, and they will keep on saying No in the hope of getting even moreand perhaps ending Israels independent existenceby other means.
Can America Stop the Palestinian Squeeze Play? Yes Obama Can! « Commentary Magazine