Comments on: PM Netanyahu Policy Speech at Bar-Ilan University http://www.israelpolitik.org/2009/06/14/pm-netanyahu-policy-speech-at-bar-ilan-university/ Political blog of the Consulate General of Israel in New York Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:46:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: peter lorenzo http://www.israelpolitik.org/2009/06/14/pm-netanyahu-policy-speech-at-bar-ilan-university/comment-page-1/#comment-84479 peter lorenzo Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:16:17 +0000 http://www.israelpolitik.org/?p=1088#comment-84479 A disingenuous piece of politics where he appeases the hard right (i.e. those keeping him in government) whilst presenting the Palestinians as any blockage to a settlement. Once again Israel changes the rules and moves the goalposts, and one suspects that even if any emergent state agreed to be demilitarised (hardly likely given the heavily armed neighbour) then no doubt a new objection would be found to a police force or similar, pushing it into a dependent and subjugated statehood. As for settlements. Why is it so hard for Israel to ever except international law that has for many many years ruled these settlements illegal and an obstacle to peace. They are not organic growth nor neighbourhoods but aggressive incursions and land grabs. A disingenuous piece of politics where he appeases the hard right (i.e. those keeping him in government) whilst presenting the Palestinians as any blockage to a settlement. Once again Israel changes the rules and moves the goalposts, and one suspects that even if any emergent state agreed to be demilitarised (hardly likely given the heavily armed neighbour) then no doubt a new objection would be found to a police force or similar, pushing it into a dependent and subjugated statehood.

As for settlements. Why is it so hard for Israel to ever except international law that has for many many years ruled these settlements illegal and an obstacle to peace. They are not organic growth nor neighbourhoods but aggressive incursions and land grabs.

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