Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The future of the alliance


Distancing America from Israel -Benny Avni

With Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as Israel's prime minister, Western capitals are in a dither about the irrelevant question of Israel's commitment to the vaunted "two-state solution."

The "solution" - based on President Bush's vision of a democratic Palestine living peacefully next door to Israel - has no relevance to the world as it is now: Palestine is further from developing a viable democracy than it was when W. set forth the idea.

Questions of Netanyahu's commitment to the idea are just a new club for those in Washington who think that distancing America from Israel will somehow solve U.S. problems with the larger Muslim world.
(New York Post)


Netanyahu Vows "Every Effort to Reach Viable Peace" -Shahar Ilan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset that his government will make every effort to reach "a viable peace with all of Israel's Arab neighbors."

Netanyahu said. "Israelis know how to spot genuine peace whenever it is offered."
(Ha'aretz)
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