Though a Palestinian Liberation Organization official’s offer to trade the recognition of Israel as any sort of state they want to call it, including a “Jewish State” in return for a commitment to negotiate along the pre-1967 borders has not provoked any official answer from Israel, US officials don’t seem outraged at the idea.
Rather State Department spokesman Philip Crowley termed it a “move in the right direction,” though he said the content proved the need for more direct talks. The peace talks stalled last month when Israel allowed a partial settlement freeze to expire.
But as with Israel’s “offer” to trade a 60 day partial extension for a recognition of Israel as a “Jewish State,” the PLO “counteroffer” is based around a condition that the other side has vowed never to accept, in this case the return of all territories occupied in 1967.
It seems that by and large both sides have acknowledged that the talks ended with the end of the last settlement freeze, and are instead making grandiose offers designed to be rejected, chiefly so they can blame the other side for the failure.
Israel should never return this territories, as it should have permanent expansion, mabye in Asia and in Europe.
they have right to exist ant that means more and more LAND GRAB more and more WAR CRIMES, not seen since WWII…
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The '67 borders are NOT a grandiose offer. They represent exactly the basis – internationally recognized, by the way – on which the Palestinians should negotiate and should take their stand.
I repeat there will be no settlement of Paletinean issue, if Israel had been sincere then just after Oslo accord they have reached as agreement on win win basis.
I doubt sincerety of both america and Israel.
Peace is a cake with which every one will be happy and war only cannibals are satified. peace brings fruits for every one especially the poor.
I don't know how the U.S. expects to broker peace when they can't even bridge the great political divide at home.
The simple fact is there is an existing mandatory UN Security Council resolution that says that Israel should return to its Pre 1967 Borders. Israel demands of others that UN security Council resolutions be obeyed when it suits them, but refuses to abide by them when it doesnt.
The other matter that is of utmost importance is that Israel, when it does hand back said Territory, it doesnt enact a scorched earth policy. The US should demand that on the grounds that it has provided Billions in aid over the years to a country that has benefits that even US Citizens dont have at home.