Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon delivered a speech on the issue of Israel-PA talks, saying that “some say it is the source of instability in the Middle East. We wonder – is really this conflict the source of Mideast instability? All that is happening in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria has nothing to do with this conflict. Nor does the Iranian issue. This conflict is local, but not the biggest in the Mideast.
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“As someone who supported Oslo, I’ve learned that there is no partner on the other side for two states for two peoples. There isn’t on the other side, nor was there ever since the birth of Zionism, a leadership that was willing to recognize our right to exist as the nation State of the Jewish people,”
“We will not negotiate an inch, a millimeter of land if we don’t realize that we have a partner that discusses recognition, the end of conflict and conceding the right of return.”
“There is an unsolvable issue here, but it is not lost. We can promote essential factors such as economy, governance, law and order. When will I be convince that we have a partner? The moment they stop teaching their children to fasten seatbelts and explode on us, and when Israel appears in textbooks and Tel Aviv, which they conceive to be a settlement, is on the map. As long as that doesn’t happen, where would we go?”
“We are discussing issues of security. Security is not only how to block eastern borders. It is also how to prevent Nablus’ development of a Hamas , Salafi, Islamic Jihad infrastructures. If we didn’t have freedom of movement in the West Bank, radical Islam would bloom and defeat Abu Mazen. Before we talk about technology, security starts with education – with the recognition of our right to exist as a national Jewish home.
“To those who say that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is larger than the Iranian threat,” saying “the greatest threat is the Iranian threat. This is a regime that now, even after the accord in Geneva, is performing terror in Afghanistan against American interests, in Iraq, in Bahrain, in Syria, in Lebanon and in Gaza, and it is calling to erase Israel off the map.
Kerry said at the Forum:
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“peace will make Israel stronger.”
“Israel and Jordan must know that they will have a responsible neighbor, not a failed state, living between them.”
“Israel perceives a nuclear Iran as an existential threat. Why? Because it is.”
“We will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapon. Not now, not ever.”
@ yamit82:
Sell it maybe, but to give it away? And to our implacable enemies that we’ve vanquished over an over again???
This is beyond insanity!!!!!!!!!
Yidvocate Said:
Here a better response you can borrow from the State of Texas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_take_it
@ Yidvocate:
Voltaire, a wise antisemite said “If the Jews ever gained an independent country they would sell it”
How about saying the truth. This is our land not yours. GF&D!
Netanyahu reiterated Israel’s demand that any peace deal include Palestinian Arab recognition of Israel as the Jewish State. Which of course, will never happen.
Peace is not around the corner in the Middle East.
According to Yaalon all the pals have to do to get land is………..nothing but words. Say you recognize us and we will give you what you want. We have no real claims, and if you tell us you love us maybe we will even give you tel aviv. This is a ludicrous position of a child. What will israel do if Abbas agrees to those points….DUH????? I think the answer they give is “he cant do that”. Not an intelligent position. This position trivializes all the real reasons why the jews are there. In fact none of these reasons are a basis for ceding anything, they are only a ground for not killing the enemy and ceasing hostilities. As usual the wrong focus, discussing a red herring that the world takes up as its grinding axe.