"Arab nations support Palestinians on talks" by Salah Nasrawi, Associated Press | July 30, 2010
CAIRO — Arab nations yesterday backed the Palestinian president’s refusal to immediately restart direct talks with Israel despite heavy US pressure....
They could not do otherwise and retain any credibility on the Arab street.
The Arab foreign ministers also sent a letter to President Obama explaining the Arab position on direct negotiations and their requirements for talks.
Prime Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani of Qatar, said the ministers had originally been against endorsing direct talks, but due to the serious situation in the region they were willing give it a try.
“We have confidence in America and in President Obama to reach peace, but the question is can that be achieved?’’ he said, expressing doubt that it would be possible under the administration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel....
Or any Israeli leadership given the last 60 years, sorry.
If THEY WANTED PEACE we would have HAD IT by now!
The PEACE they want is a PIECE of LEBANON, a PIECE of SYRIA, and the WHOLE of HOLY PALESTINE!
This week, the Associated Press obtained a Palestinian document that revealed that US peace envoy George Mitchell warned Abbas that if he does not agree to direct talks, Obama will not be able to help the Palestinians achieve a state of their own.
That's all you really need to know. Mitch works for and represents Israel's interest. Israel KILLED an AMERICAN CITIZEN in INTERNATIONAL WATERS and has committed WAR CRIMES in GAZA and the U.S. WARNS the PALESTINIAN PUPPET!
That's why Abass can NOT agree to talks with the murderous Zionist regime. The thin reed of credibility he has for being Palestinian would be swept away and he would be revealed as a the Zionist tool.
And if history is any guide, once they destroy Hamas (unlikely) the Israelis will turn on the PA.
But the Palestinian president said he first wants to see progress in indirect talks that have been taking place since May under US mediation, specifically movement on the issue of borders for a future Palestinian state.
Israel can't agree to borders because then the land-stealing settlement building would be a open-sore of an illegality and war crime. That's why talks have never gone anywhere; Israel just scoops up more land, demolishes more buildings, etc, etc.
He has also called for a halt to settlement building.
Netanyahu, who has appealed for direct talks, has refused to be pinned down on a framework for negotiations.
The Israeli prime minister has accepted the idea of Palestinian statehood with conditions but has ruled out giving up control of East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as their capital.
Those SURE LOOK like PRECONDITIONS to me!
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