By Zvi Bar'el : Israel has lost its shot at the Arab peace initiative
Talkback
Title:#4 Lot`sa falsehoods there, Doug
Name:Johnboy
City: SydneyState: Australia
D: "Israel cannot even be a `Jewish state,` "

As Abbas says: Israel can describe itself in any way that it wants, but there can be no compunction upon the PLO to recognize that.

D: "no Jews will be allowed to settle"

Ahem. No ISRAELI.

D: "conversely, millions of Palestinians will be allowed to settle"

No, not to "settle" territory as citizens of a foreign state (i.e. to colonize, as Israel is doing in the WB).

Rather, to return to their homes as Israeli citizenship *OR* be given meaningful compensation.

There is a rather large difference there, Doug.

D: "meanwhile, the various Arab states"...

Will agree to normalize relations with Israel.

D: "Is this for real?"

Well, everyone who *isn`t* a land-grabbing zionist thinks so, yes.

But a zionist can`t see past the land, and the water, and the instatiable need to steal both.

After all, they won`t even countenance "freezeing" that land-theft until the talks take place.