Netanyahu: Israel Was Going to Keep E-1 With Or Without Settlement
Insists No Peace Deal Would've Ever Included Territory Anyhow
Facing continued international criticism of the planned expansion of Israeli settlements into E-1, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to downplay the dispute by insisting Israel was never really going to give up on its occupation of the region anyhow.
“Successive governments from Yitzhak Rabin on down to my predecessor, Mr. Olmert, have also said this would be incorporated (into Israel) in a final peace treaty.” Netanyahu insisted in comments to reporters.
E-1 is indeed a relatively small area, but is important because it is the only area that doesn’t have a settlement and which connects the southern third of the occupied West Bank to the rest of it. Palestinians were counting on this to keep an eventual Palestinian state contiguous, at least within the West Bank.
Netanyahu’s defense that Israel never really planned to follow through on allowing a contiguous Palestinian state in the West Bank anyhow is unlikely to placate European critics of the move, let alone the Palestinians who say the move to expand into E-1 proves a lack of sincerity on Netanyahu’s part.
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curmudgeonvt
December 6th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
This guy is a fool to think that telling the truth this time will mollify their critics. People really hate it when they're made fools of and the rest of the world obviously had been believing that Israel actually wanted a 2-state solution…and along comes Bibi to wake them up to reality.
David Grayling
December 6th, 2012 at 10:31 pm
Yeah, Crazy Benny has been tricking the world for a long time but not those who are capable of thinking. No, it's only the brain-dead that he's tricked!
the lion
December 6th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
The world has finally awoken from its dreamy slumber of believing the B/S of Israels two state solution, never was one! It is time that the UN on the basis of Current Security council resolutions and they are there, real ones that have not been vetoed by the US, and use Bushism Number one, the same one that Bush used to call Iraq a rogue state, and forcibly create regime change and expulsion of settlers back to Israels 1967 borders!
mojo
December 6th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
No he is not a fool, he is crazy, and he knows it, he doesn't care what you think of him, but he looks at what is called the international community is able, will or can do. Nothing, at this point in time none from this community coming forward, saying anything or doing anything radical that would have any consequences or impact on Israel. Here and at this time not only his taking the people of Gaza hostage but also the world fooling everyone with the guilt of what hitler did to Jewish people. You want peace in Middle East, at this stage, then you need to enforce the peace on Israel by boycotting Israel, otherwise he will laugh at what you are saying or even thinking of him.., he knows who he is you need to remind him of it.
Augustbrhm
December 7th, 2012 at 1:35 am
But the zionist are the greatest liars in the history of mankind.
Simon
December 7th, 2012 at 1:54 am
Wanna bet?
heath
December 7th, 2012 at 5:34 am
he knows that there is only one country that can do anything about it and as long as he keep sweet with the powers that be in that country, then there's no problem, is there?
rosemerry
December 7th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Is this the first time Netanyahu has spoken the truth?
lydia476
December 7th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
"…this would be incorporated (into Israel) in a final peace treaty.” Netanyahu insisted.
The tricky little bastard thinks anyone is still buying his bs after Israel 60Y of violations of its own self imposed unilaterally declared borders (UN181), the1993 agreement for a Palestinian self rule, the UN 242 insisting on Israel removing itself from the occupied territories and a decade of ignoring the Saudi Peace Plan ie to legitimize Israel annexation as 1967 borders, if and only if ALL aspects of UN242 is complied with.
Negotiations are not worth fighting about, Israel must be forced to honor its own self imposed obligations to end the conflict.
LLLongview
December 7th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
Although it may be a fact that israel never intended to give up E-1, it never intended to give up anything. Just get more. So what "truth" is he telling for once? And the announcement of intended building came across as punishment, as was intended. But fool, yes. All for the sake of destroying – ultimately – himself and his cohorts. Taking as much of the rest of the world with them as possible in the process. Sounds like that guy who got his congregation to drink poisoned kool aid.
Andrewp111
December 7th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
The EU's rulers hasn't been made fools of. They are not stupid. They knew the truth from day one. The EU takes the positions it takes in order to appease Muslims in the Middle East and even more importantly, internally. As the Islamic population of the EU increases, the EU becomes more anti-Israel. The EU policy toward Israel isn't going to be much different regardless of what little twiddling Israel does with the settlements. Israel is right not to listen to the Europeans. Israel only has to pay attention to its primary sponsor, the USA.