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In reply to the discussion: Netanyahu to Abbas: If settlements didn’t exist, would you recognize a Jewish state? [View all]FBaggins
(27,739 posts)13. Only if you ignore the first sentence
Or did he just miss that one?
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Netanyahu to Abbas: If settlements didn’t exist, would you recognize a Jewish state? [View all]
shira
Nov 2016
OP
The very fact they won't recognize a Jewish state, won't give up on millions of refugees....
shira
Nov 2016
#6
Perhaps they just find it a little unfair that one group of people have refugee status
Tony_FLADEM
Nov 2016
#7
Yeah, it's unfair Jews are indigenous to Israel - isn't it? As for Palestinian refugees....
shira
Nov 2016
#8
From the time Jews began going to 'Palestine' in the last 19th century until about the late 1920's
Tony_FLADEM
Nov 2016
#9
Start at 1920, the Palestine of that time period designed to be the Jewish homeland....
shira
Nov 2016
#16
Now I'm curious, Tich. What was Palestine's boundaries during the Mandate period?
shira
Nov 2016
#42
Palestinians have rejected 3 deals in the past 16 years. Land swaps solve settlements...
shira
Nov 2016
#24
To play devil's advocate, if the Abbas said yes they would recognize Isreal, would the settlements
still_one
Nov 2016
#26
The Palestinians have rejected 3 peace deals since 2000 in which settlements would be dismantled....
shira
Nov 2016
#27
I am presenting a hypothetical shira. What would Netanyahu do if Abbas agreed to that?
still_one
Nov 2016
#28
I think the pressure would be too much on Netanyahu. Remember 1999 when Barak won....
shira
Nov 2016
#29