Yes I agree.
Israel should have accepted the Oslo accords by not building settlements, sharing jurisdiction over East Jerusalem and ending the siege of Gaza. They should have accepted the 2 state solution, after all the PLO accepted Israel’s right to exist as part of those accords.
They did want all the land, but you have the wrong party.
You see it depends on your version of history. My view, and those of many others, is that Israel were never going to accept those terms. It was inevitable that some hot head or group of hotheads would send a rocket over the wall and then it would be used as an excuse to pull out. It was inevitable that word would get out the Israeli settlements were continuing. What statesmen on both sides would have done was keep a cool head and an eye on the big picture
There is no history on this just opinion. Israel says the Palestinians broke the deal, the Palestinians say Israel did.
But we had no statesmen.
By the way my language has never been anti semitic, it has been anti the state of Israel.
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The Oslo Accords marked the first time Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) formally recognised one another. Many at that time believed this was a step in the right direction. But what followed over the next 20 years of negotiations reveals that Israel merely used the agreements to justify the further expansion of illegal settlements in the territories it occupied in 1967.
The Oslo Accords were signed in the White House, but named after Norway’s capital city, where the secret negotiations took place. But why Oslo, and why Norway? This documentary tries to find the answer to this key question: Why Oslo and why Norway? This documentary tries to find the answer.
You view, many others and my view are meaningless now.
The original Oslo Accords and those who participated are the only ones who truly knew the
In 1979, Yasser Arafat asked Norway to provide a secret back channel to the Israelis. But Israel was not yet willing to engage in talks directly with Arafat and the PLO.
A decade later, the Palestinian Intifada broke out. Massive protests caught both Israel and the PLO by surprise. In 1988, the second year of the Intifada, Arafat announced the PLO’s acceptance of UN Resolutions 242 and 338, which granted Israel a window to “secure and recognised boundaries”, and allowed it to continue its occupation in strategic parts of the West Bank.
Israel was also facing worldwide condemnation for its crackdown on Palestinian demonstrators. There was growing pressure from the international community to start peace talks with the Palestinians. Israel decided it was time for negotiations with the PLO in Norway.
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Interestingly enough Arafat announced the PLO’s acceptance of UN Resolutions 242 and 238. Which granted Israel a window to secure and recognised boundaries and allowed it to continue its occupation in strategic parts or the West Bank..
Settlements had already been built in the West Bank as a result of the 1967 war. Jordan didn’t want the West Bank after previously annexing it in 1950. So gave up control to Israel.
The Oslo Accords were also about the security of Israel and land and peace for Palestinians.
It doesn’t really matter what your views ar, nor others, nor mine.
The only people who knew the veracity about negotiating the Oslo Accords were those participating.
No doubt since then it’s become obsolete. Yes the PLO did recognise Israel. Step 1. That was it. It takes more than that to fulfil what the negotiators agreed to.
It depends which side of the fence you’re on as to who was a legitimate and honest negotiator who was dealing a honest hand. And the other side who no intention of following through.
Moot point now. No one is a winner. Palestinian as had a chance back then. But blew it. Israel has taken every opportunity habnded to it and then some.
Do 8 agree with the illegal settlements in the WB. I’ve already answered that as a no. Do I see the reason why Israel is doing it. Yes for their own security, to secure the land for themselves.
I know you won’t agree, and believe the poor Palestinians have been wronged all their lives. Theyre victims. Sometimes victims of others, at times victims of their own victim mentality and their penchant for backing the wrong horse at all times. Or any horse if it’s racing IsraelTheyve had choices, they’ve made some bad ones.
But it’s all in the eyes of whom you support. That’s each individual’s right and evidence, rhetoric, and YouTube clips and articles won’t sway each opinion .
And as usual innocents pay the price. On both sides.
And it’s not finished yet. To the north and hisbollah will come into the picture very soon at the behest of the mad mullahs. Just wait and see.
We will then see what death and destruction looks like. What is happening in Gaza will be pale compared to what will be happening very soon. Mark my words.
And more innocents will pay the ultimate price.
I’m sure if it’s Israel asuffering thousands upon thousands of casualties, a few couldn't care less. Just some pithy soliloquies, but what they really mean is “ just what they deserve”.
Then I guess Israel while fighting for it’s existence will fire off a few nukes.
www.genocidewatch.com
It’s water off my back, comments by a host of mental pygmies doesn’t bother me. I don’t include you in mental pygmies comment.
