So he is in effect saying that unless Israel surrenders what's important to her than there will be no alternative then to have taken from her what's important to her. His is not wise, courageous counsel.

Need to end the occupation, end the blockade, release the political prisoners, and let the refugees return. As long as the intransigent hard-line settlers and militarists are dominating the political agenda, there is no chance for peace.

Our self esteem as a independent country is at stake. No deal is better than a bad deal.

going to be the only side to be boycotted. And knowing this do you honestly believe that Arabs will negotiate in good faith. EU is lost cause, it is time to drop them like bad habit. World is big and beautiful.

However, Israel can not take a bad deal. Israel can not compromise on so called refugees from the 1948 war and can not go back to 67 borders. Jerusalem can only have a most minimal division and the Pals must recognize Israel as the Jewish state. Anything else is just waiting for the next war.

1. "if Israel's peace talks with the Palestinians collapse, international pressure on Israel may worsen, which may lead to harsher boycotts"? What a joke. No matter what Israel does, short of ceasing to exit, will lessen international pressure and avert harsher boycotts. 2." if the US loses its influence in the Middle East, so will Israel"? Joke number 2. The US has already dramatically lost power in every venue--except in Netanyahu's office.

Israeli leaders must simply explain these thugs in private that they will be held personally 'accountable' (not Clinton-style accountable - wink wink), should the talks fail, and you all will see how fast they change their tune. These guys are no suicide bombers, they got so in use with the comfortable lifestyle, homes in Europe, discrete Swiss bank accounts, diplomatic immunity... Just get them to stare down the barrel and understand it's going to make a serious boom noise!

Don’t just hide and come out to say peace talk failed – will prisoners re-arrested if peace talk fails? Better make it public before it fails.

ISRAEL will ALWAYS bear the consequences! So, Jews of Israel, you have 2 alternatives: "be killed, murdered or whatever, but give the Arab Palestinians whatever they ask for" or "be killed, murdered or whatever, but give the Arab Palestinians whatever they ask for"! That's (in short) the tenure of the ''peace talks''. I would call that blackmail.

The world is so wicked. They know full well what will happen to the Jews living here if Israel gives the West Bank and Jordan River to Arab or foreign control. There is no negotiation going on. Just maximalist demands backed by threats.

So the answer is for Israel to rollover and die for what the Eurotrash want is for Israel to go back to the Auschwitz borders.

The computer, cellphone, satellite communications - boycott the handiwork of da evil Jooz!

What consequences do the "palestinians" face if the talks fail? None. If the talks succeed, they get a weakened Israel with barely defensible boarders. If the talks fail, according to Amidror and others, there will be an increase of Boycotts and attacks on Israel. It's a win-win situation for the "palestinians" and they have little incentive for the talks to be successful. The only solution is for Jordan to become the "palestinian" state. That way, the "palestinians" will have their state, and Israel will have defensible boarders.

Further Isolation would be a bonus in allowing us to show that we are no longer the "wimp in the playground" allowing itself to be bullied all the time.

Who is this 'we........ You? Who is the world community? Papua New Guinea, the Eskimo's, the Bushmen, North Korea, Kashmir, Monaco, Basque country or Spain, the millions of present fugitives (no not Arab Palestinians), the boat people in Lampedusa, the hungry in Africa & Europe & America & China & the ME. etc.etc. The world community is an utopia, a fantasy as are the Palestinians & their so called rights. Europe is talking tough but crumbling and are standing in line to come to Israel and learn from their innovations & make cooperation deals.

but how to end it. Most Israeli want to end it, and support a 2 state solution. What the EU and Leftists fail to understand or suggest is how to do it. Just leaving like in GAza was a complete security disaster. Most Leftists have no concept of how tiny Israel is, just 9 miles wide with the West Bank. One rocket on our international airport would freeze the economy.

jump into the sea in a spectacular mass suicide! Less than that will not satisfy the enlightened Europeans & Obama zombies...

they also obliged... sadly enough dertain jews (read left leaning appologists) have always been willing to do the amalek's bidding. Whether it is rounding up jews or kicking them out of their homes, or deliver them to the british occupiers... we are a sad and spineless people and more than willing to hand over our security for false promises and 2 days of quiet (no this is not peace just a lul in the killing).

Truth be known, America is crumbling, forced to commit patricide, under the Kenyan American communist Israel will manage ; better placed than any time since independence, advanced in future warfare amongst other technologies, It can only be defeated if it did not believe it can stand its ground G-D DAMN AMERICA ; Rev Jeremiah Wright/ Barry Obama

The land of our fathers, indisputably for at least since King David , 3000 years ago, is OUR LAND. We should liberate it 100%, pay resettlement compensation to the Arabs who infiltrated it the last four generations and get on with our lives. I would reassemble a dismantled Omar and Al Aqsa mosques in Ruadh , so the King Abdullah assumes the title HIRAM , Guardian of 3 not 2 Hiramain

everything will work out in Israel's favor. The world will lose and Israel will gain.

as should #3, who has no conception of Middle East politics, or anything regarding Israel at all.

show that Israel is not that isolated .

I do remember in Yom Kippur war when the Foreign Secretary of Britain was enjoying, and he made remarks that Britain will supply Israel with empty shell. Israel and the Jews must not depend on anyone one only to our Father in Heaven and our IDF.

There is absolutely no need to give any part of Israel as envisaged in 1948 to the Palestinians.

'Ain B'Rera'.This has been our history along through the overdue return to 'Eretz Yisrael' and our drawn out period of 'Exile'

Where are you measuring? And which country; Israel or Palestine has more area? Do you go to school, and if so what do they teach you?