[Iran Press TV Latest] Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says that the Israeli government will have to agree with the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state.
| "Will have to"? You are getting above yourself, President Mubarek. |
Following a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mubarak said on Wednesday that Israel had "no other way" than meeting the principals of the 2003 "road map" plan.
| There's always the Gaza Way -- Operation Lead Dreydle, or something like that. Of course, those at the receiving end won't like it much, but that is another way. |
The road map for peace, a plan proposed by the quartet for the Middle East, calls for the creation of a Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in peace.
| Mubarak and the rest of the Arab 'leaders' are all in favor of creating a Paleo state; it's the 'side by side with Israel in peace' that's the problem ... |
Mubarak said he had told Netanyahu that solving the Palestinian question will eventually lead into resolving other conflicts in the region. "Any peace process for the Palestinian question means peace and stability for the entire region," Mubarak said.
| Too bad Hamas will never agree ... |
| Once the two states are up and running, then Hizb'allah will stand down their own little war against Israel? Iran will send an ambassador to Jerusalem, Saudi Arabia will allow Israelis to visit the graves of their ancestors in Mecca and Medina? All this will happen immediately following both Fata and Hamas choosing to live side by side in peace with the Jewish nation? Pardon my skepticism, please. |
The Egyptian president's remarks came shortly after US special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell expressed Washington's commitment to the creation of a Palestinian homeland, calling it the only "viable solution" to end the long running Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
However, Netanyahu, who has used every possible means to stall the two-state solution, is scheduled to announce his final stance on the issue next week. Faced with global criticism over its policies against the natives of the land, the Netanyahu government has also snubbed US calls for a freeze in Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank.
Netanyahu, whose center-right, actually far-right government could collapse if he suspends the Jewish settlements, will give a major foreign policy speech on Sunday. |