Post by Paddy by Grace on Apr 17, 2009 23:22:16 GMT -7
Partner in Peace Process says recognition of Israel as a Jewish state is a "provocation"
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025714.php
April 17, 2009
Partner in Peace Process says recognition of Israel as a Jewish state is a "provocation"
It should not be a Jewish state, you see, so that Arabs will feel welcome in it. But just imagine how welcome Jews will be in the Palestinian state. Also note that Nabil Abu Rudaineh has never expressed any opposition to the concept of an Arab Republic of Egypt, or a Syrian Arab Republic, or a Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
"PA: Recognition of Israel as Jewish State a 'Provocation,'" by Hana Levi Julian for Israel National News, April 17 (thanks to Old Not Fool):
(IsraelNN.com) The Palestinian Authority has rejected Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s condition for moving ahead on negotiations to establish “two states for two peoples.”
PA spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh on Thursday night slammed Netanyahu’s insistence that the PA first accept the concept of Israel as a Jewish State before Israel continues talks to establish a new Arab country within its current borders.
Netanyahu told United States Middle East envoy George Mitchell earlier in the evening that Israel is willing to discuss the creation of a PA State – but only if the PA recognizes Israel as a Jewish State.
“Israel expects the Palestinians to first recognize Israel as a Jewish State before talking about two states for two peoples,” Netanyahu said.
The Fatah-led PA government based in Ramallah has agreed in the past to recognize Israel, but not as a Jewish State.
Abu Rudaineh called Netanyahu’s words a “provocation” and claimed that the new Israeli government was placing obstacles before the “solution” of two states for two peoples being promoted by the United States.
The aide to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas called on the international community to examine Israeli policy, charging that it might have a “poisonous effect” on the region.
The Hamas-led breakaway PA government in Gaza, meanwhile, still refuses to recognize Israel at all, referring to the Jewish State only as “the Zionist entity” whenever it must discuss Israel.
Mitchell was also warned by Netanyahu that the “two-state solution” promoted by America requires the cooperation of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
The prime minister told the U.S. envoy that Israel must have guarantees that a new PA state will not turn Judea and Samaria into a terrorist enclave as Hamas terrorists have already done in Gaza.
Mitchell is meeting on Friday with Abbas, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and other PA officials.
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025714.php
April 17, 2009
Partner in Peace Process says recognition of Israel as a Jewish state is a "provocation"
It should not be a Jewish state, you see, so that Arabs will feel welcome in it. But just imagine how welcome Jews will be in the Palestinian state. Also note that Nabil Abu Rudaineh has never expressed any opposition to the concept of an Arab Republic of Egypt, or a Syrian Arab Republic, or a Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
"PA: Recognition of Israel as Jewish State a 'Provocation,'" by Hana Levi Julian for Israel National News, April 17 (thanks to Old Not Fool):
(IsraelNN.com) The Palestinian Authority has rejected Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s condition for moving ahead on negotiations to establish “two states for two peoples.”
PA spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh on Thursday night slammed Netanyahu’s insistence that the PA first accept the concept of Israel as a Jewish State before Israel continues talks to establish a new Arab country within its current borders.
Netanyahu told United States Middle East envoy George Mitchell earlier in the evening that Israel is willing to discuss the creation of a PA State – but only if the PA recognizes Israel as a Jewish State.
“Israel expects the Palestinians to first recognize Israel as a Jewish State before talking about two states for two peoples,” Netanyahu said.
The Fatah-led PA government based in Ramallah has agreed in the past to recognize Israel, but not as a Jewish State.
Abu Rudaineh called Netanyahu’s words a “provocation” and claimed that the new Israeli government was placing obstacles before the “solution” of two states for two peoples being promoted by the United States.
The aide to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas called on the international community to examine Israeli policy, charging that it might have a “poisonous effect” on the region.
The Hamas-led breakaway PA government in Gaza, meanwhile, still refuses to recognize Israel at all, referring to the Jewish State only as “the Zionist entity” whenever it must discuss Israel.
Mitchell was also warned by Netanyahu that the “two-state solution” promoted by America requires the cooperation of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
The prime minister told the U.S. envoy that Israel must have guarantees that a new PA state will not turn Judea and Samaria into a terrorist enclave as Hamas terrorists have already done in Gaza.
Mitchell is meeting on Friday with Abbas, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and other PA officials.