By Ted Belman
According to the findings, following the summer’s conflict, 50 percent of Israelis and 38% of Palestinians support a permanent settlement package along the Clinton parameters and the Geneva Initiative, which includes a divided Jerusalem and territorial swaps for a final border agreement. However, these findings represent a drop in support for a package deal – down from 54% among Israelis and 46% of Palestinians in December of 2013.
The survey was conducted by the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah, with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah and Jerusalem.
I don’t believe it even if you remove Israeli Arabs from the sample making the number of Jews who support it, even lower.
Two fundamental issues with these parameters:
The Clinton’s parameters were REJECTED by the Arabs/Arafat!!! Who NEVER made a counter-offer. They rejected Olmert offer with NO counter-offer. This implies a refusal to deal honestly with Israel.
Nobody will EVER put pressure on the Arabs/Palestinians to comply with these parameters except the Muslims themselves. No evidence today that the Arab League has ANY intention to change her mind.
“38% of Palestinians”
Well, right off the bat, 38 percent of Palestinians don’t cut it. It’s the rest of these screaming, religiously-incited, blood lusting savages who are problematic for any peace deal.