History tells us that even suicidal concessions by the Israelis will not bring about a peace treaty
Some of us can still remember the 1993 Oslo Accord picture of a ginning Bill Clinton wrapping his arms around both Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat as the two leaders shook hands. But as soon as Arafat returned home, attacks against Israel intensified. Mahmoud Abbas, like his predecessor Arafat, only wants the kind of peace that leads to the eradication of the Zionist entity.
When Obama visits Israel next month he will, in all probability, try to strong-arm Netanyahu into making suicidal concessions to the Palestinians. Someone should remind Obama of what the philosopher George Santayana said: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
ISRAELI ARMY EXPECTS NEW TERRORIST UPRISING
Israel Today
February 24, 2013
Israel has a new government (or will soon) and a new minister in charge of peace negotiations with the Palestinians, but Israel's military chiefs expect anything but peace in the near term. In fact, they are preparing for war.
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer from the Central Command told Army Radio on Thursday that a new analysis of the situation suggests it is far more likely the Palestinians will launch a new wave of terrorism than return to the negotiating table.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has been rebuffing peace overtures from Israel for the past two years. The officer stated that if US President Barack Obama is unable in his upcoming visit to strong-arm Israel into meeting Abbas' preconditions for talks, it is anticipated the Palestinians will turn to violence.
That is precisely the way the second intifada (or Oslo War) began in 2000, after Yasser Arafat did not receive 100 percent of what he demanded from the Israelis at Camp David.
The officer said a new uprising could also be sparked by renewed cross-border attacks on Israel from either Gaza or Lebanon.
In preparation for this, Israeli troops are currently undergoing regular training for brief, intense bouts of terrorist violence in urban settings.
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It is hard to make a reasonable deal with someone whose goal is to wipe you off the face of the planet.
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