I thought the best net view of this issue was from Bill Kristol on Fox last night. He said:
· At least the President isn’t also insisting that America return to its 1836 border with Mexico. [Perhaps Palestine and Israel should be returned to the Ottoman Turks or ultimately to their Egyptian predecessors.]
· In his speech to Congress, Netanyahu made it plain that he is completely willing to see a Palestinian state. His simple wish is that the Palestinians also recognize the state of Israel.
· What nation has the right to tell any other nation how to negotiate or what conditions might already be decided?
Some think that Netanyahu will lose the support of Americans because he presumed to lecture our President. Personally, I felt exactly that way when Congress and Arizona were lectured by the arrogant Mexican President Calderon. But in this case, I was deeply embarrassed – again – by the ineptness of President Obama and his Administration. He earned the outrage of his ally and the lecture from his more experienced peer.
Nobody wants a UN Resolution establishing Palestine as a state complete with predetermined borders but if the goofy Security Council is irresponsible enough to go there, then so be it. The discredit will yet again be on the UN and have no better than zero affect on the problem.
Netanyahu vs. Obama -- What Is It About "No" That You Don't Understand?
By Judith Miller
FoxNews.com, May 25, 2011
Divisions Are Clear as Obama and Netanyahu Discuss Peace
By STEVEN LEE MYERS
NYT, May 20, 2011
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