When I read the coverage suggesting Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu's endorsement of a demilitarized Palestinian
state was a major breakthrough in the "peace process," it struck
me as the usual wishful thinking. The
initial Palestinian reaction seems to confirm this view.
Israelis and Palestinians are still very far apart on what a
final agreement would look like, and it isn't clear that any
Palestinian authority exists that is currently capable of
delivering a lasting settlement.
Neither is the fact that those who claim to be encouraged refuse
to acknowledge there is no one on the Palestinian side about to
accept the continued existence of Israel.
BD57| 6.15.09 @ 1:18PM
The Palestinian reaction is no surprise.
Neither is the fact that those who claim to be encouraged refuse to acknowledge there is no one on the Palestinian side about to accept the continued existence of Israel.