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Abbas: US peace efforts have failed 'so far'
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Published: 22.02.14, 08:50
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1. Jews Demographic Losses Causes Impossibility
Zechariah   (02.22.14)
2. Arab Palestinians do not want to put an end to the conflict
CJK   (02.22.14)
netanyahu insists on the formal recognition of the jewish state of israel as the sole guarantee that any agreement reached will mean the end of all future claims on israel and the end of the conflict.
3. Peace efforts will succeed when the Arabs meet three simple
N.L.Katz ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (02.22.14)
and easy requirements: (1) Accept Israel's RIGHT to be, to exist as the sovereign nation-state of the Jewish people (2) Amend the PLO Charter that since 1964 has been calling for Israel's demise; the "cleansing" of 3the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people of its Jews; and for the use of all means to achieve these goals, including terrorism and deception... (3) Re-affirm the Arabs commitment to the fundamental elements of international law related to the Arabs Israeli conflict and the way to resolve it, culminating in the UN Security Council Resolution, 242, 1967 The very fact that the PLO objects to all of these three points tells the essence of the story of the conflict: The Arabs' categorical objection to Israel's existence as the nation-state of the Jewish people on ANY parcel of land of the Jewish people's ancestral homeland.
4. Gaza terror entity and its Hamas terror leaders loom large
CJK   (02.22.14)
no one talks about hamas, islamic jihad, the army of islam, or the gaza terror entity. kerry and everyone else ignores this issue assiduously. kerry wants a so-called framework agreement with the arab palestinians but ignoring a large portion of the population many of whom live in the gaza terror entity. unless provisions are made for that territory, any deal will be useless. there will not be an end to the conflict. quite to the contrary, despite any assurances to the contrary, the territory of the so-called west bank will be taken over by the hamas terorists and their salafi brothers.
5. Failure of talks
James ,   USA   (02.22.14)
I would love to see a synopsis that looks into the future of failed talks, both from an Israeli and Palestinian perspective. What will change and what will remain the same including probable reactions from both sides. My analysis says the PA will end up huge losers.
6. It doesn´t matter
Yeoshua F. ,   N.Y   (02.22.14)
Even if by some miracle Israel agrees to finally let 4.2 million enslaved Palestinians go to their freedom.. in a few decades the demographics of ´48-borders Israel will change so radically that the country will look nothing like it does now. Israeli Arabs and Haredim (orthodox Jews) are growing at far greater numbers than every other group in Israel. These 2 groups are indifferent to the future of Israel as a state. Besides, they do not emigrate, secular Israelis emigrate by the tens of thousands. Eventually the government will have to fill the hole created by the emigrating secular zionist Jews, and as Jews around the world become more and more intermixed with their sorrounding population, it will have to do it by letting in anybody who cares for Israel regardless of his or her ethnic background. I am a Jewish liberal, and I see no point in holding on to a state based on ethnic and racial principles, besides the fact that the numbers just don´t add up, sorry.
7. This land is ours. End B.S. talks now & forever!
Chaim ,   Israel   (02.22.14)
This tiny land has belonged to Jews for more than 4,000 years. Israel has no need for recognition by "Palestinian" poseurs, who seek to steal our sole Homeland. End the B.S. talks now and forever.
8. No State without Iron Clad Jewish security
Zechariah   (02.27.14)
No Palestinian State can be established without Jewish Security Being Strong.Therefore no Islamic Jihadi or Fatah Ba'ath Torturers can be in such a State.Nor those who follow the Hamas Charta .The Jordan valley and parts Of Judea and Samaria Have to have a IDF presence with both impenetrable Defensive and Horrific Deterrant Capacity .Security and Therefore. Immigration ought be Controlled Stringently by Israel.
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