April 3, 2011
THEY AREN'T JUST PARALYZED, THEY'RE LITERALLY COMATOSE:
In Israel, Time for Peace Offer May Run Out (ETHAN BRONNER, 4/02/11, NY Times)
With revolutionary fervor sweeping the Middle East, Israel is under mounting pressure to make a far-reaching offer to the Palestinians or face a United Nations vote welcoming the State of Palestine as a member whose territory includes all of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.The Palestinian Authority has been steadily building support for such a resolution in September, a move that could place Israel into a diplomatic vise. Israel would be occupying land belonging to a fellow United Nations member, land it has controlled and settled for more than four decades and some of which it expects to keep in any two-state solution.
“We are facing a diplomatic-political tsunami that the majority of the public is unaware of and that will peak in September,” said Ehud Barak, Israel’s defense minister, at a conference in Tel Aviv last month. “It is a very dangerous situation, one that requires action.” He added, “Paralysis, rhetoric, inaction will deepen the isolation of Israel.”
Sadly, Bibi lacks the stature of Sharon, who recognized that statehood favored Israel as well as the Palestinians.
Posted by oj at April 3, 2011 4:33 PM
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