Abbas Refuses To Recognize Israel As A State
April 28, 2009 by tremington
Filed under Featured Articles, Israel Watch
The ongoing struggle for peace in the Middle East continues to hit solid road blocks. Newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognizes that until the Palestinians and other regional Arab countries are willing to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist, there is not much hope for negotiating for two separate states as the new Obama administration is asking for.
The New York Times reports that Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, flat out rejected any acknowledgment of Israel as a state.
“I do not accept it,” Mr. Abbas said in a speech in Ramallah, in the West Bank. “It is not my job to give a description of the state. Name yourself the Hebrew Socialist Republic — it is none of my business,” he added, according to Reuters.
Netanyahu claims that he and his cabinet have yet to finalize their foreign policy. In the meantime, the Palestinians and other supporters are demanding that Israel recognize a sovereign state of Palestine but yet they are not willing to do the same in return.
Peace, peace and there is no peace.
Tom Remington
Abbas: “Irael’s not a state, but we want it.”
Do you know what would happen if you gave them everything they wanted?
-neither do they. They have never not fought.