tweakabelle -> RE: * What is Bibi's game? (3/21/2015 3:17:17 AM)
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ORIGINAL: bounty44 i think he addresses the "supposed" change of stance really well in the interview: http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2015/03/video-megyn-kelly-full-interview-with.html You are correct to put the slash marks around Netanyahoo's "supposed" change of stance. Netanyahoo didn't change his true stance at all. His real position all along has been to do everything in his power to prevent the formation of a Palestinian State. Netanyahoo has never been in favour of land for peace and has opposed every Isreali withdrawal from land they occupied. He even opposed Sharon's unilateral retreat from Gaza. This position is in line with the Likud Party Charter, which "flatly rejects a Palestinian State". The "supposed" change of stance occurred in his Bar-Elan speech some years ago when he grudgingly conceded the principle of a Two State Solution (TSS) under heavy US pressure. He did this purely for reasons of expediency and never did he cease doing everything in his power to obstruct the TSS becoming a reality - he offered no concessions whatsoever during the negotiations, he promoted the colonies/settlements at every available opportunity, even when forced to choose between expanding the settlements and participation in peace talks, he had no hesitation in choosing to expand the illegal colonies/settlements and sabotaging the peace process - bear in mind that the settler's primary objective is the prevention of a Palestinian State, as they have stated repeatedly and publicly - his response to Palestinian concessions during the peace process was to repeatedly increase Israeli demands, not make a concession in return (source: Wikileaks Palestine Papers). Netanyahoo's complete rejection of the TSS is not a change of stance at all but simply a public statement of what has been his private position all along. It has never been Israeli policy to withdraw from the West Bank - the complete annexation of the West Bank has been Israel's #1 goal all along - why else would they build the colonies/settlements? If they had the slightest intention of ever withdrawing from the West Bank, they wouldn't be wasting time money and risking their soldier's lives by building the colonies/settlements. Netanyahoo made noises about accepting the TSS in principle only to placate the US and keep the cash and arms flowing. By finally abandoning the duplicitous rhetoric about Israel's supposed acceptance of the Two State Solution all that Netanyahoo has done is make Israel's secret long term goal public and explicit. Israel's rejection of the TSS is no longer an allegation that Israel's critics make, but is now a matter of indisputable fact. It is not the Israelis but the Palestinians who have no partner for peace.
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