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Minister Tzipi Livni says Israeli-Palestinian conflict ‘is managing us’ Tzipi Livni, in her talk in Princeton, said the price of not having an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians is greater than the price of having one. Tzipi Livni, coleader of Israel’s Zionist Union party, explained to a Princeton audience of 200 on April 18 the…
What good is any agreement if it is only observed by one side. Israel has given up land in exchange for certain accommodations by the Palestinians. Israel no longer has that land, but the Palestinians never held up their end of the bargain. Until there is a sea change attitude on the part of the Palestinians, negotiating is a wast of time for Israel, but good PR fodder for the Palestinians. Keep in mind “occupied territory” to the Palestinians means all of Israel.
–Jerome C Liner, Cincinnati, Ohio