Outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry outlined a plan last week at the State Department for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on “a broad consensus on balanced principles that would satisfy the core needs of both sides.”
Kerry’s plan was criticized by Israelis for focusing on settlements and giving away Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem. This week, a senior Palestinian figure rejected it for a more fundamental reason: Palestinians refuse to accept a Jewish state.
Palestinian Media Watch notes that Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee member Hanan Ashram — a frequent spokesperson for the Palestinian cause in American media — told official Palestinian Authority television that Kerry’s plan was too “Zionist” because it accepted the principle of Israel as a Jewish State. Ashrawi stated that Palestinians had never recognized Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and still refused to do so..
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I think Israel is perfectly capable of coming up with their own solutions to their Palestinian problem. One state: Israel. Palestinians: Love it or leave it.
ReplyDeleteKerry will replace Hillary as the worst Secretary of State ever....but not by much.
ReplyDeleteNobody is going to listen to lurch
ReplyDeleteNo shocker there. Palestinians was Israel to cease to exist. Period. There is no compromise acceptable to them because that is their true goal.
ReplyDeleteAnd that Crooked Schmuck Kerry still likes to Appease the Palestinians. Jeez, I wonder why, nice payout maybe?
ReplyDeleteHomer Simpson would better job as Secretary of State than Kerry or Clinton. Those should be on Trial for Treason.