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September 15, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3954466,00.html

Israel's Demand for Recognition as Jewish State Crucial for Stable Peace Agreement

(Ynet News) Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland - The Palestinians make a distinction between recognizing the fact that the State of Israel exists and the recognition that it has the right to exist. The entire concept of "hudna" (long-term ceasefire) is based on an approach that espouses compromise in an effort to elicit what can be achieved now, without abandoning the intention to fight and get much more in the future. The way to curb future demands is to create a Palestinian obligation to accept Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. The writer chaired Israel's National Security Council from 2004 to 2006.

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