In an op-ed in the New York Times, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon argued that everyone, including the Palestinians, need to accept the idea that any alternative to unconditionally surrendering to Israel would necessarily be far costlier.
Danon angrily condemned opponents of surrender, mostly Palestinians, who
argue that abandoning all national ambitions would mean an end to the
Palestinian people entirely. He did not, however, argued that this might
not be the case.
Rather, Danon insisted that it was at least conceivable that the
Palestinians might be allowed to continue to exist after surrendering to
Israel, and that this was the best, and apparently only option that
they have, so they should just go for it and hope for the best.
Danon compared the Palestinians to ethnic Germans after World War 2,
noting that the Germans continued to exist. He said a Palestinian
surrender might even lead to a similar transformation to what Egypt has
enjoyed since 1979, constant military juntas who are receive large
amounts of US foreign aid.
Israeli Ambassador: Palestinians Must Surrender
Says Palestinians might survive if they surrender to Israel
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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