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Source: http://www.hudson-ny.org/1718/wikileaks-iran
WikiLeaks Contradicts Obama Administration on Iran
(Hudson Institute-New York) Alan M. Dershowitz - There are good reasons for Israel to reach an agreement with the Palestinians leading to a two-state solution, but garnering Arab support against Iran is not one of them. The WikiLeaks proved beyond any doubt that Israel's Arab neighbors have a strong, independent basis for wanting to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons power. In an op-ed in Sunday's New York Times, Chas Freeman - the anti-Israel zealot whose nomination to become Chair of the National Intelligence Council was withdrawn under pressure - argues that the only country that ever says no in the Middle East is Israel, forgetting that Israel has on several occasions offered to end the occupation and accept a two-state solution. Freeman conveniently forgets that when the occupation first began, Israel offered to return the land captured in a defensive war in exchange for peace with its Arab neighbors. All the Arab states convened in Khartoum and issued their three famous "nos": No negotiation, no recognition, no peace. The truth is that the Palestinians have marginalized themselves in the Middle East by rejecting offers that the Arab states have urged them to accept.