Contrary to this article, there is no peace because the West is demanding Israel capitulate.

By Ted Belman

JPOST has published an op-ed under the heading of “Hot Opinions” by Michael Cohen titled A qualitative difference for the Democratic platform on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I wasn’t going to republish it until this excerpt caught my attention,

“A critical area where the committee has an opportunity to make a difference is the role of the next administration in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Whoever is president will focus on the core issues: borders, security, refugees and Jerusalem.

“There is not much left to negotiate with these issues; most have been discussed in the formal negotiations, the Geneva Accords, the Pittsburgh Process, et cetera. In many ways, preventing an agreement from being reached are the issues under the table, because they are the heart of the conflict.

“These overlooked issues include emotion, trauma, responsibility, cultural differences, breaking down myths and, related, acknowledgment of and a better understanding of the other. In so many ways, those elements are the real issues.”

In my opinion, the opposite is true. Israel is faced with a situation in which the whole world is demanding that she give up on her rights and accept the Arab Peace Initiative deal with its ’67 lines plus swaps as borders, division of Jerusalem and a just settlement of the refugee issue.

Israel is refusing to do so, not because of how she “feels”, but because what is being offered is a lousy deal that will not bring peace. Furthermore Israel has the far greater right to all of Judea and Samaria and to Jerusalem than the Arabs so why should she give it away. Possessiohn is 9/10 of the law so if you want someone to give up possession , give them a better deal.

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  1. Arab Peace Initiative Is Negotiable, Saudi Arabia and Jordan Say Pinhas Inbari

    The murderous bombing attack by the ISIS organization against a Jordanian outpost at the junction of Jordan’s borders with Iraq and Syria reinforces Jordan’s new needs in dealing with the Palestinian problem. The closing of the borders with Syria and Iraq illustrates Jordan’s inability to agree to a hostile border with the Palestinians, hence the need to preserve the IDF as the friendly neighbor along the length of the Jordan River and not replace the IDF with Palestinian militias.

    Against this background, it is necessary to appreciate the meeting held last week in Amman between King Abdullah and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas over the end-of-Ramadan Iftar dinner. After the expulsion of the Jordanian dignitaries from Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem by Palestinians several months ago, the King refused to see the Palestinian leader. According to Palestinian sources, King Abdullah told the Palestinian Authority head that Saudi Arabia wants to make changes in the Arab Initiative so that Israel could accept it, and that it is better for the Palestinians to agree and not oppose the action. According to these sources, Abu Mazen sought to learn the nature of these changes, but King Abdullah told him that things have not yet been agreed upon.

    Later, Abu Mazen met with Saudi King Salman in Jeddah; from the silence after the meeting, it can be assumed that a similar dialogue took place.

    The sources reported that after his return from his current European tour, Abu Mazen will convene the PLO institutions to brief them on the new situation, but the sources estimate that the Palestinians will be unable to agree to any change in the Initiative from the current version which demands withdrawal to 1967 borders and, in effect, fulfilling the Right of Return.

    http://jcpa.org/arab-peace-initiative-is-negotiable-jordan-and-saudi-arabia-say/