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| Israel PM rejects withdrawal talk ahead of Kerry meet | |
| 2014-12-15 | |
"We... stand against the possibility of a diplomatic assault, that is an attempt to compel us by means of UN decisions to withdraw to the 1967 lines within two years," said Netanyahu. He said such a withdrawal now would bring "Islamic extremists to the suburbs of Tel Aviv and to the heart of Jerusalem." Speaking ahead of the weekly meeting of his cabinet, he said he would raise the issue in Rome with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Monday. "I will tell them that Israel, to a large degree, stands as a solitary island against the waves of Islamic extremism that are washing over the entire Middle East," the Israeli premier said. "Until now we have successfully withstood and repelled these attacks." The Palestinian leadership plans to submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council demanding the end of Israel's occupation by November 2016. The Arab League has backed the text, but it ran into opposition from the United States, which has repeatedly vetoed resolutions seen as undermining Israel. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 I seem to remember that Israel withdrew from Gaza not that long ago. Left them some nice greenhouses to make some money. How'd that work out? Israelis seem capable of learning; the diplomatic community? Not so much. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-12-15 08:41 |
| #1 The "occupation" that Hamas in Gaza refers to is not the occupation of Gaza (which is non-existent) or of the "West Bank" but the occupation of Israel itself by Israel. So what purpose would surrender of West Bank territory to the terrorists serve, other than encouraging more terrorism? |
| Posted by: djk 2014-12-15 01:38 |