Netanyahu: Abbas, let's relaunch peace talks now

It was against the Pals interests anyway. Israel cannot expell them. Apartheit is impossible. Now it is getting interesting. Property rights...

Only fools actually would believe anything this man says. He was voted by a clear altra right segment on the promise not to make peace. His good for nothing speech is merly for international consumption

Agree to stop building for 6months, to many in the West it looks like Israel wants land more than peace and don't understand why this is a problem since all parties agreed with Roadmap afew years ago. For the Zionist and settlers land is more important since peace deal would likely end their dream of a greater Israel, so their ideal of a deal is to remove all Muslims west of Jordan.

Does anyone else see the massive hypocrisy here? Bibi with open arms and a straight face talks about 'no preconditions' then in the same speech says (1) Right of return is a 'fantasy' (2) no claims for Negev and Galilee (3)No weapons in Palestine ...Israel's security etc etc in other word no true nation state...blah blah. These are not 'preconditions eh Bibi? Na, they're just 'unmentionables'.....hahaha what a terrible liar and manipulator. It is clear to anyone with more than a single neuron that Bibi seeks the peace process only for the endless cover it provides to Israel's unbridled colonial expansion. Israel has never, EVER negotiated in good faith and without preconditions. What a sad joke....

The epitome of hypocrisy... what sort of peace and what sort of talks... when the settlements are burgeoning and Pal land is being swallowed up daily, the settlers digging-in 'proudly' and relentlessly...

Considering the extend of damage done to all, as a result of the previous peace talks and agreements, maybe it is better not to launch any pace talk.

"Obama has not received from the Muslim world as much as a gesture to advance the Israeli-Palestinian arrangement, while Netanyahu has announced that Israel supports negotiations on the principle of two states for two peoples without any preconditions." = Yoel Marcus

to put it plainly: he's full of it!

1) Accept Israel's right to be, to exist as the nation-state of the Jewish people, based on the principles enshrined by the League of Nations, the United Nations to establish a "Jewish state" and the universally accepted right of all peoples to national self-determination and independence, including the Jewish people. 2) Accept a peace agreement as the "end of the conflict". When the Charter/Platform of Fatah calls for the "liberation" of "Palestine", i.e. from the River to the Sea, of the Zionist entity, by all means necessary, how could Abbas reconcile this it with accepting Jewish Israel to continue to exist...??

Bibi speaks with fork'ed tongue. His deception about a peace is veiled in his discussion about a peace process. Process is not peace it is the formaldehyde that was Ariel Sharon's pride and joy. Delay, deny and hold your arms open as if you wish to make peace. Do you really think the Americans buy this line of crap from Bibi? Most of just don't give a crap other than most Israeli policies are detrimental the strategic interest of the USA. What an great bunch of allies; statesman like Bibi and Lieberman. Good luck Israel you are likely to be "thrown under the bus" soon.

Foprtunately, only a small percentage of Americans share Mark Lincoln's refusal to to distinquish between Iran and Israel. As a non-hypenated american (not a jewish-american, not an arab american, not an african-american, not a moslem-american, etc, etc, etc), I recognize Israel's right to exist and to live in security. I recognize that Israel is not dedicated to the destruction of Iran or any other nation. I recognize that Israel has provided moral and political support to american interests throughout the world. I recognize that the Iranian and palestinian leadership have encouraged their people to shout "death to america" at every opportunity and have killed american citizens on many occasions. The person who used the name "Mark Lincoln" either hates america or is nothing more than a total fool.

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Religions are diseases and the core problem in the ME why not to intermarriage!? we all humans don't use religion to split people apart.

Is hindering the peace efforts. Abbas proved himself trustworthy by not seeking reelected as PA leader.

Netanyahu is lost... perplexed, mystified and remains suspended in his own state of inertia. But hey... at least his sporting a better comb-over then Donald Trump.

Netanyahu is just doing this to make sure Abbas doesnt quit the PA. This time next year will only be more settlements and more endless talk

You response is so arrogant and typically 'Western' in its ignorance and apathy. You do not have a comittment to the Jewish people: if you want to assimilate, no one can stop you and no one has the right. But for the rest of us who want to maintain our identity, you words are murderous. Mass Murderous to be precise. Alan Dershowitz wrote a beautiful book about how the Jews will not even exist within 100 years due to people like yourself. If you want to engage in a holocaust, go ahead. But there are some of us so devoted to our people, with courage and tenacity, in the face of anti-semitism and self-hating Jews who mock their own people (that would be you), we stay strong and forge ahead as we have done for 2,500 years. Assimilation is the enemy to any identity: Tolerance is the sophisticated choice of the intelligent, more learned individuals of humanity. You don't even tolerate your own: how on earth could anyone view you in a positive light if you support killing your own?

whatever, here is a fundamental Israel leader talking of peace with his tongue, and pounding civilian in Palestine. Jerusalem is an important part of the occupied territories. Peace that does not include Jerusalem and the Right of Return of the Palestinian refugees, peace that does not include natural resources, water ... is NO PEACE as for the Jews in Israel, I advice you to elect a different government, a government that is willing to acheive real peace and security drop Bibi and his fellow Lieberman, seek peace

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease some one out there tell me

when the illegal jewish settlements end, there will be talks. It is a complete waste of time to talk when crimes are taking place everyday. Worldwide resistance to apartheid israel (in many forms) is growing everyday too! Do the right thing and pull your illegal settlers out of the west bank and east jerusalem now!

"PM Netanyahu talks of security for Israel, but how is his policy bringing security for the rest of the world?" Good point. Maybe Israel should sacrifice itself so the rest of the world can live in an imagined state of "security." Saudi Arabia is currently engaged in attacks in Yemen. Does Israel have anything to do with that? I'm sure there are idiots who'll find a way to blame Israel and/or Jews for every Arab-involved conflict.

You draw some very interesting parallels between Iran's leadership and Israel's leadership. Nevertheless, unlike Iran, Israel is not threatening to annihilate other countries. So, your analogies might not be all that interesting or relevant.

"In each case the leadership of Iran and Israel has chosen to be defiant even though it is ultimately very damaging to their nation." In Israel's case, it's a matter of Jews living on lands they were only cleansed from for 19 years. There is a ridiculous and unrealistic demand that they stop building in communities with over a half a million people. In Iran's case, it was in breach of an NPT treaty it signed for 8 years before being caught. Would you also like to draw parallels between a mass murderer who was captured, tried, found guilty and incarcerated with a kidnap victim tied to a wall in a hidden cell in some murderous freak's basement?

It is dishonest and disingenuous for the PM to say Israel welcomes Jews of all varieties. The religious establishment there certainly does NOT welcome Reform and Masorti Jews. It does not recognize their rabbis, their conversions, their form of Judaism. Other than that, maybe they are welcome so long as they bring cash.

need help from the religious community so that your grand children will be Jewish.

and everybody can see it. Nobody with a sane mind will start building a house while the property rights of the building grounds are not yet finalized. And when he does, it is obvious that he has already and unilaterally decided about the property rights. So what would be negotiated except the unconditional surrender of the opposing party?

for elections in January? The point of negotiation is to settle differences-Abbas does not want to settle differences,so he will not negotiate-same old sad leadership the Palestinians have-Warlords.

Sound reasoning is not the language the Palestinians understand. The Palestinian street was poisoned for a long time from the cradle to the grave. Abbas is not the one the Palestinians like or more importantly understand. No, this conflict is well established as a religious conflict. It leaves no room for reason. The Palestinians needs reasons to understand that Peace is better than war. But, the whole thing for the Palestinians is not only what they are taught to believe but how Islam was presented to them to believe as holy. That is the job of the many 'madrasses'. The favuorite school of education for many Muslims. Netanyahu said that security is all that Israel & the Jews wants and how many more times this to be said yet again for the world to understand !? Israel was created out of necessity that was created by a much blind world. Its existence is an atonement for what was horribly wrong ! When the world will understand its history !

Planet Earth. This world is seeing anything but Israel wants to make peace. Must be in the Greater Israel air he breathes when he is slumbering. No one believes yoiu bibi---no one outside your own gaggle.

Netanyahu, the spewed out product of an unholy alliance of various political and religious factions which prop up the Israeli regime, is in no position to 'tell it like it is'. Time to wake up and smell the coffee?

Same old song, same old Bibi!! It's called the Road Map! Israel agreed to it and therefore all settlement activity is stopped. It is not a precondition initiated by the PALS! Israel agreed to it.

Let's face something American Jewry opposed going to war in Iraq. The majority did. Israel is very hawk-like, war-like. The Old Testament/TANACH says "thou shalt not kill". Are the Israeli leaders in a position to preach morality to the Jews of America? Are the Jews of Israel so moral because they simply inhabit a certain part of the Earth. Does where someone live make them Adon or Elohim or Yahweh. Such concepts are surely midieval in nature, not modern Western notions of civilization. It's not part of the enlightenment. It doesn't matter if you are Jewish, Christian, or whatever if someone says the flock must be backward to be like him, and dictate to them, I would say, "Take a hike!".

Reign in militancy, stop incitement against Israel, and so on. Aren't these preconditions? They're not if Israel is imposing them, they are if the PA asks for something in return! Fact is, PA have stopped supporting militancy, but Israel still hasn't moved an inch!!

bringing security for the rest of the world? Unfortunately he never understood this international equilibrium with the continual unrest in the Middle East and tensions between the West and the Middle East permeates with an unsettled comprehensive agreement. How many times does he have to be told this over and over? Perhaps he now sees the necessity of a two state solution, but his inaction regarding halting settlements which grow and hinder the contiguous Palestinian state he is talking about in the West Bank and Gaza, negates the sincerity of his intentions. At least Israel can halt settlement construction until the borders are finalized. Perhaps President Abbas realizes the inauthentic gestures and sees no value in resuming talks for now. Only the U.S. can convince him otherwise. President Obama's Nobel prize should not be wasted in time for the December ceremony in Oslo, so perhaps a compromise can be reached by all parties.

Our President has been watching Israeli PM s for years and he knows very well their delay and stalling tactics,as they think that might is right and time is in their favor. Well not this president, he is determined to have peace acheived under his watch no matter what it takes. If this PM keeps stalling, Obama has some good ideas that will make the PM down to size. This time is different. Watch him.

No offense "reform jew," but we in the diaspora are not doing just fine. If you were committed to judaism you would see that the inter-marriage rate is the highest it has ever been and less jews are affiliated with synagogues than ever before. Unless your idea of Judaism is Ben Stiller and lox and cream cheese you'll realize that we're assimilating so quickly there won't be much authentic judaism left in 50 years. Not that I don't love lox and cream cheese

"Recognize Israel as a Jewish state"--no right of return. "No compromise on security"--Israel keeps the Jordan Valley and East Jeruselem. "Significant sacrifice"--Israel will evacuate the remote settlements outside the Jordan Valley. Abbas can not negotiate on this basis--he is doing the right thing.

Abbas should not talk to Israel if it refuses to prove it wants peace by not building more settlements. They built a wall and annexed land. What's the point of launching talks when the settlements are not ending. It's common sense. Israel is just pretending it is sincere in front of the West and America. Where is the sincerity when you build settlements? I don't see what use it would be to talk to a government that builds settlements. Until Israel shows it's not trying to abuse the minority and harm the minority, why should the other side deal with them? Israel doesn't operate in good faith.

Between how the world views Israel and peace and Iran and nuclear power. The world would like to believe that they are willing to negotiate honestly, but the world finds itself rebuffed by the leaders of Israel and Iran. As a result in both cases the world is waiting for each nation to prove it's bona fides by taking a positive step to show it is willing to work towards a solution. In each case the leadership of Iran and Israel has chosen to be defiant even though it is ultimately very damaging to their nation. The world is finding it very hard to believe anything Netanyahu or the Supreme Dictator say. This is not the fault of the world.

Decade after decade, US jews and AIPAC took more and more control of the US-Israel relations. To the point that no US politician could gather courage to speak up against the jews, and no Israeli leader believed that US could ignore their views. Obama does not fit into this mould - and Netanyahu is showing all the expected reactions - first he ignores Obama, then he mocks Obama, then he fights Obama.

Just wait 6 months and Obama and Abbas will take up your offer for peace and a palestinian state. They will put so much pressure on you to deal that you wont even need to freeze settlements for more than 3 months. Their chip is so simple: Palestinian independence. You and Lieberman should stop taking settlers for suckers and prepare them instead with trtuth and dignity for what they should accept for the sake of the state and the land which they love so much.

I agree - Netanya is all talk and no action. I was afraid that he would surrender everything. Thank God he hasn't done that because he is afraid of losing his coalition. He should not beg Abbas at every opportunity to resume peace talks. Abbas should be begging him . However , the easiest way to get Abbas to talk is start building with a frenzy. Abbas will realize every day he doesn't talk he loses another 2% of the territory. Turkey is drifting away because Muslim fundamentalism has gripped the country as in Ft Hood. If it can happen in good USA- why not in Turkey ? We must come to our senses and realize that Arabs will always hate us and strive to destroy and only when we show them strength, will they respect and treat us a worthy opponents. Even Abdullah from Jordan has become a Muslim fanatic. It is evident in all his public proclamations- This is fact. Israel cannot change this trend. However ,the more we surrender , the more they tread on us and dare to strike us.

In reference to the Goldstone Report moving its way through the United Nations, both Obama and J Street took positive actions. Obama (US) voted against in the UNHRC. J Street had their members help pass the Congressional resolution that Bibi mentioned in his speech and in the above article.

The prime minister then addressed the Jewish communities outside Israel, saying that "strengthening Jewish identity can no longer be the task of Diaspora Jews, it is increasingly the responsibility of the Jewish state." Sorry, Bibi - but please keep the obscurantist, medieval version of Judaism that obains in Israel - in Israel. We in the diaspora are doing just fine with ours. Reform Jew

... when next is there going to be another chance for such a collection of nonentities to wield so much power, and noch earn salaries & perks that are truly unprecedented for them...

He speaks well in English, as should a man who went to high school in the Philadelphia Suburbs. I give him a "A" for delivery, a "C" for content, and "F" for believability. Poor Bibi mentioned "peace" numerous times and each subsequent utterance became less believable. He talked about no pre-conditions and talks should start now. The only thing he left out was peace with Syria and Lebanon: the comprehensive package.

Just a big bag of wind saying a whole lot of nothing. Especially comical was his statement about "the world is now seeing that Israel wants peace".....ummmmm.....no, we don't see it....as a matter of fact, it's becoming more and more obvious that Israel is stalling.

... what's changed since the day-before-yesterday...?!

America is not all that concerned for Israel. By voting against the Goldstone report, America is looking after its own war criminals! ie Bush and Cheney! AND don't forget the White Phosphorus shells, found in Gaza following Israel's Cast Lead devastation, were said to have the inscription, "made in America!"

Except for the fact that Netanyahu seems to be ready to hasten the speed of peace talks... there is absolutely nothing new. Palestinians will never accept to recognize Israel as a Jewish Entity (it is not to them to do so). Moreover, if Israel is so concerned about security, its leaders would undoubtedly understand Palestine's concerns (after all, it is the Occupied territories that have been the most battered since the intifadas... not Israel). Therefore, accepting a demilitarized state will never happen from the Palestinians. Same old same old... but you can tell Israel is growing concerned about "Big-daddy's" unwillingness to be as blind as others were before...

How many preconditions for peace talks has Israel had? "We said we would slightly slow down robbing you of your land and no other government has ever been so kind to you"

Akhenaten came up with the idea of monotheism, which is probably where the Hebrews got it from. The idea that the rule of kings is not infinite. That's 6th century BC Greece and democracy really. I don't think that's anything to do with Judaism really. Particularly since regal power has usually had some effective limits. People have always been free to kill kings they really didn't like. World peace? Is Bibi having a laugh? There have always been utopian thinkers who've dreamed of world peace. Would be nice if Bibi showed a bit more interest in it.

How does Mr. Bibi define peace? This man even when he tries to give signs and gestures to others can't even do it in the right way!!

I will believe he is sincere when he stops settlement building. Then, when he has shown his bona fides the world can take his statement seriously. Bibi Netanyahu has a LONG record of dishonesty about his positions.

...can achieve peace. But you are strong - and you've been strong for 40 years. So why is there no peace? Perhaps it has something to with the way you treat people, and make sure they stay weak? Perhaps strength is not the only way to peace? What about a touch of wisdom and common decency?

if they did there would already be peace... they simply want Israel piece by piece...

6 months after Netanyahu's election, everything is worse on Israel's dashboard - Turkey is drifting away, US relations are not smooth, Goldstone is on his way to UNSC, Iran is more powerful. Only thing Netanyahu has kept alive is his coalition. He probably believes his job ends there. Can the rest of Israel afford to believe that too?