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Israel Open to Demilitarized Palestinian State: Netanyahu

By Drew Nelles| Posted Jun 14, 09 1:16 PM CDT|

(Newser) – Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today called for the creation of a limited Palestinian state for the first time, saying it would have to be disarmed. Netanyahu spoke during a major policy speech about his Mideast peacemaking intentions, in which he called on Palestinian leaders to restart peace negotiations. "In any peace agreement, the territory under Palestinian control must be disarmed, with solid security guarantees for Israel," he said.

Up to now Netanyahu has resisted endorsing the creation of a Palestinian state as part of a Mideast peace settlement, drawing intense pressure from the administration of President Barack Obama. Netanyahu also said the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and he declared that the solution of the Palestinian refugee problem must be "outside Israel." Netanyahu also called for Arab leaders to meet him and contribute to Palestinian economic development.

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An Israeli man tears posters, hung by an extremist right wing group, depicting President Barack Obama wearing a traditional Arab headdress, in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu, under stiff US pressure to freeze West Bank settlement construction and endorse Palestinian statehood, delivered Sunday a major peace address. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, pool)

Painted into a corner by his own right-wing coalition and an American president bent on progress toward peace, Benjamin Netanyahu is approaching the moment when he'll have to choose one or the other. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Files)

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TerrifiedCitizen
Jun 14, 09 3:21 PM CDT

Mighty big of the boys... just in time to keep the American cash-spigot flowing. Reply

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Fegelah
Jun 15, 09 2:09 AM CDT

The USA is scared Sh*tless if Israel doesn't take the $3 Billion bribe we pay to the Israelis which they in turn by military equipment from USA companies. We also give $2. Billion to the Egyptians and what do we get ? They help finance 'freedom fighters' to kill Americans. Money well spent !!

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emptycalm
Jun 14, 09 5:40 PM CDT

The palestinians wont go for that and Israel knows it. Or at least, Hamas wont. Reply

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fancygapva
Jun 14, 09 6:08 PM CDT

If the Occupied Territories/Palestinian State had a sanctioned army and police force perhaps the unsanctioned missile and suicide bombing attacts would cease. Equal military forces tend to prevent the tactics used by groups that are fighting unequal battles. The American colonists were out manned and had fewer resources than the British and resorted to ambush and other "unconventional" tactics. Reply

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Stuart
Jun 14, 09 7:19 PM CDT

I must have missed the part where those 'unconventional tactics' included wholesale slaughter of innocent men women and children. Believe in the Palestinian cause all you want. Defend the TACTICS used by murderous thugs and you lose any semblance of integrity.

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Fegelah
Jun 15, 09 2:13 AM CDT

The Occupied Territories/Palestinian State already has a police force since they use women and children to hide behind after they fire rockets at Israel. When those disposable children are dead they run into the mosques to hide. Too late. Whoosh, they're gone in an instant. Bummer.

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Snowleopard
Jun 15, 09 2:15 AM CDT

Isreal kills 60-100 palestines for every one of their citizens that is killed in an attack.

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OWLWOMANXXXX
Jun 14, 09 7:18 PM CDT

stop the settlements and then there may be a deal Reply

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Stuart
Jun 14, 09 7:26 PM CDT

There were no settlements in '63 when the PLO began crossing the border to massacre children in Kibutzes. In fact there weren't any settlements from 1948 to 1967 when the WB and Gaza were ruled by Jordan and Egypt. Bet they could have created Palestine with the wave of their hand. But it was about destroying Israel. And the Palestinians were just pawn in that game. But willing pawns. They screamed for everything or nothing, with the constant result of nothing. Perhaps now they will make the compromises necessary for peace and a state of their own.

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Abdulsamadabdul
Jun 14, 09 11:14 PM CDT

Stuart, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting on that one. In the long run demographics, if nothing else, will tip the balance into the Palestinians favor. Another determining factor will be the U.S.'s will to continue to finance and arm the Israelis--if they lose U.S. money and guns they are gone, gone, goners for sure. Reply

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Stuart
Jun 15, 09 2:00 AM CDT

Yet another myth Abdul? US aid to Israel acounts to approximately 3% of their GDP. The pretense that is what is holding the state up is just one more lie in the tool belt, huh? Plus, there was no American ad in 67 when, what was it again? But apparently this is one of the new Arabian Fables

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Snowleopard
Jun 15, 09 2:18 AM CDT

but the US does contribute an average of $500 per isreali per year in the form of military and other aid... way higher than all other countries, many of whom actually need some real aid.

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Stuart
Jun 15, 09 7:40 AM CDT

Snow - you know better and you know you now better. Our aid to srael is in the form of military assistance that must be spent here in the US. In return, we get intel that we get nowhere else, weapons systems, training, etc, etc etc. Those who actually k ow and understand US policy say again and again that our aid to Israel is the best value on our dollar we get. Those whose hatred of Israel is far greater than their care for the US love to rail against that.

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fancygapva
Jun 15, 09 2:13 AM CDT

Stuart I believe if you will look at the # of casualties on both sides during the entire period since 1948 or any part of that time period you care to examine you will find that Palestinian deaths outnumber Israeli deaths at least 10 to 1. Considering the number of civilian women and children casualties on each side as innocent I believe that "wholesale slaughter" applies more to the numbers of Palestinian than Israeli deaths. My original point was that if people are outgunned they tend to resort to "unfair" tactics. That is one of the principles of unequal combat. I'm not advocating it. I think that the entire situation is atrocious and nobody involved is either entirely right or entirely wrong. Reply

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Snowleopard
Jun 15, 09 2:19 AM CDT

too true. what are the Palestinians suppose to do when their land is being stolen? sit back and watch?

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Fegelah
Jun 15, 09 2:20 AM CDT

Actually fancygaova, the Israelis are better trained and smarter since they are trained by the USA and are educated in a ' war college'. Israel use US tech and the Arabs have always been stuck with Soviet made crap. The Egyptians lost in 1967 and 1973 because they were flying MIGs and poorly trained. The Pali casualty rate is higher because the Palis sacrifice women and children when the bombs are incoming.

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Stuart
Jun 15, 09 7:37 AM CDT

Fancy, IIf you look at the relevant statistic, you will see that you are wrong. While deaths on the Palestinian are higher, the fact is that deaths on the Palestinian side is between 50% and 80% militant/terrorists (take your pick on word) while 80-90% of the deaths on the Israeli side are innocents. Israel targets the militant/terrorists and sometimes there are civilian casualties, as there are in every war. The Palestinians target Israeli civilians. Thats not 'unequal',its Crimes Against Humanity and it IS entriely wong.

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