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Forbes
16/05/2009
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"...should not the establishment of such a state--which the Europeans so strongly promote--adhere to the European Union's 1993 Copenhagen Political Criteria for new members, which states, "Membership criteria require that the candidate country must have achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, rule of law, human rights, and respect for and protection of minorities"?
Clearly a Palestinian Authority state will not even remotely meet such criteria. What moral justification is there, then, for forcing a vulnerable Israel, threatened by an irredentist Palestinian state, to help establish it when a powerful European Union refuses to take much smaller risks in the case of Turkey?"
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Jerusalem Post
15/05/2009
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Wilders said Israel was the "only light of democracy in the Middle East" and that Islamic war was "against us all." The Jewish state was "more like the canary in the coal mine," he said, and stressed that an "ideological conflict" was unfolding in the region. "It is not a territorial conflict. Please forget about this crazy concept." The Islamists "see Israel as a big settlement" and if Israel "gives Territory A," said Wilders, then the other side will ask for Territory B, "such as Haifa."
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The National Post
12/05/2009
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Makor Rishon
06/05/2009
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In an interview with Makor Rishon, Reuven Rivlin, Speaker of the Knesset, stated that existence of Palestinian refugee camps in Jerusalem is intolerable. "We must reach out to these residents and say: residents of Jerusalem, there will be no more refugee camps, we will assist you in finding permanent housing."
Rivlin sees the refugee camps, especially in Gaza, as the greatest obstacle to peace. "Existence of refugee camps means perpetuation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict."
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Yahoo news
04/05/2009
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Foreign Minister Lieberman is committed to peace, but not a Palestinian State. According to him, concessions have only invited war and have not forwarded the peace process.
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The Atlantic Monthly
28/04/2009
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Palestinian statehood has been the central topic of discussion in the Middleeast for the past fifteen years. While it seems that the Palestinian leadership is serious about achieving its goal, their unwillingness to conduct serious negotiations, which includes compromising, seems lacking. Yet, maybe statelessness is the source of the Palestinans power. The ability to stand on uncompromising principles, bereft of economic and political responsibility are the current goals. If the Palestinians achieve statehood will they still merit the international recognition from the media, constant humanitarian aid, weekly meetings with world leaders etc.?
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26/04/2009
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Washington Institute for Near East Policy
13/04/2009
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