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October 28, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/10/27/palestinian-terms-leave-little-to-talk-about-israel-right-of-return/

Palestinian Terms Leave Little to Talk About

(Commentary) Jonathan S. Tobin - While Israelis and Palestinians managed to keep their mouths shut about what's been discussed since they agreed to start meeting again in July, the scoop by Israel's Channel 2 gives us a lot more insight as to where the parties stand. The Palestinians are not prepared to compromise on their ability to militarize their state or join in offensive alliances against Israel. They are also insisting that the millions of descendants of the Arab refugees of the 1948 War of Independence be allowed to "return" to Israel and effectively end the existence of the Jewish state. Without discarding the right of return, what the Palestinians are demanding is a Jew-free Arab state in the West Bank and Gaza alongside an "Israel" inside the 1949 armistice lines with what would potentially be an Arab majority.

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