Comment: Netanyahu to Mubarak Drop "Right of Return" from Arab InitiativeRight of return was not a part of the Fredman "Arab" initiative. Thanks to the Resisting President LAHOUD who insistance to include it foiled the taitor's plans to sell Palestinian Rights.
Barhoum: Netanyahu's visit targets creating serious axis in the region
Bibi Says Talks with PA to Resume Soon; Ignores 2-State SolutionBatoul Wehbe
11/05/2009 Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in Sharm e-Sheikh on Monday that Israel wants to renew negotiations with the Palestinians as soon as possible, but stopped short of endorsing a two state solution.
Netanyahu's words came following a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who did - in his comments - say that the basis for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was two states.
"I hope these talks will indeed start up again in the coming weeks," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu repeated his three-prong policy, one that would include diplomatic negotiations with the Palestinians, alongside economic cooperation and the "activities of the Palestinian security apparatus that serve the security for both peoples."
"We want to renew the peace negotiations with the Palestinians as soon as possible, and I hope they will indeed resume in the coming weeks," the Israeli leader told a joint press conference after meeting Mubarak, adding that he viewed peace with Egypt as a "strategic asset" and "the cornerstone of stability and hope in the region".
"The peace between us (Israel and Egypt) has existed for more than 30 years and has withstood the test of time," the PM said, "We wish to expand it, first of all to our neighbors the Palestinians. We want Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side with a horizon of peace, security and prosperity."
Netanyahu stressed Israel's appreciation for Egyptian efforts in the security sphere, as well their help in "the struggle with the extremists and terrorists" threatening the entire region.
Netanyahu said he came to Egypt to "strengthen the connection between Israel and the largest and most important Arab country."
This was Netanyahu's first trip abroad since taking office, and it was held exactly one week before his planned meeting with US President Barack Obama in Washington.
Israel, Netanyahu said, "yearns to reach peace with its Palestinian neighbors, and with all the Arab nations; we all live in this region, and we are all the sons of Abraham."
Netanyahu said that just as the Jewish people's roots were intertwined with those of the Arab world, "our future is intertwined with yours."
Netanyahu said the struggle in the Middle East is not a struggle "between peoples or religions, but rather a struggle between moderates and extremists, and between those who sanctify life" and those who sanctify death. (With this Bibi is entitled to Join March 14 movement)
Tel Aviv hopes Mubarak will be able to shed light on the chances of the Arab League dropping the right of return for Palestinian refugees from the “peace initiative”.
Mubarak said after his face-to-face meeting with Netanyahu that the Israeli PM "expressed his government's commitment to promoting peace, while I expressed Egypt's hope that his government live up to its commitment regarding the two-state solution and the advancement of the Arab peace initiative.
"During these talks some important issues were raised, including the settlements and the threat they pose to peace," the Egyptian president said, "We also spoke of the need for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state that will exist alongside Israel in peace and security," he said.
Mubarak said the two leaders also discussed "the need to strengthen the ceasefire in Gaza (between Israel and Hamas), to open the Gaza border crossings and rehabilitate the Strip."
According to the Egyptian president, these steps will lead, among other things, to a prisoner exchange deal that would see captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit freed in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian detainees.
Officials at the Israeli Embassy in Egypt said at the start of the visit that it had been harshly criticized by opposition members. This criticism also made its way to newspapers' coverage of the preparations for the visit.
Among other things, the opposition newspapers called on Netanyahu to go back to Israel, and on Mubarak not to greet the "leader of an extreme right-wing government."
In the past 24 hours the Egyptian government has been trying to tone down the criticism, and the main message of the state media outlets, or those influenced by the Cairo government, is much more moderate. One of the publications stated that the Egyptians should listen to Netanyahu first and, if needed, criticize him later.
The Israeli prime minister was accompanied by Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. This was Ben-Eliezer's first visit to Egypt since being criticized for commanding Israeli occupation army soldiers who allegedly killed Egyptian hostages during the Six-Day War.
Ben-Eliezer helped Netanyahu prepare the visit to Sharm and is seen as a type of "tone softener" towards the Egyptian regime, being a member of the Labor Party.
ABU RUDEINA CRITICIZES NETANYAHU
According to Israeli media, the Arab world is expecting the U.S. to pressure Israel into specifically accepting the “two-state solution” and halting all construction in Jewish communities. The discussions in Washington are being billed as crucial to the future of the Middle East.
Netanyahu told his cabinet ministers on Sunday that Israel must ease the restrictions on the Palestinian public living in the West Bank. He added that Israel will try to minimize what he termed "bureaucratic red tape" in order to boost the Palestinian economy.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina criticized Netanyahu’s attempt to restrict the Palestinian cause in the economical side and stressed that any Israeli attempt to divert from the path of the “peace process” will fail. “The peace process is indivisible. Any attempt to put it on different tracks is aimed at overthrowing the two-state solution,” Abu Rudeina said in a statement.
Netanyahu to Mubarak: Drop "Right of Return" from Arab Initiative
Batoul Wehbe11/05/2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el Sheikh on Monday responding to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s invitation to discuss the Palestinian issue and the Middle East settlement process and Iran.
An Israeli official said that Netanyahu's first trip to Egypt was a "sign of the importance he attaches to the relationship with those Arab counties, and was an indication of Jerusalem's desire to work more closely and in greater coordination with these countries". “Netanyahu will convince Egypt to establish a unified front against Iran,” the official added. Netanyahu will be seeking to strengthen the so called “moderate coalition” in the Middle East against Tehran, as well as the continuation of dialogue towards regional peace based on the Arab League initiative.
Jerusalem hopes Mubarak will be able to shed light on the chances of the Arab League dropping the right of return for Palestinian refugees from the peace initiative. The prime minister will also continue to demand the Palestinians and the rest of the Arab world acknowledge Israel.
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser, retired General James Jones, said that the US government agrees with Israel that the Iranian nuclear program poses an "existential threat" to Israel. However, Jones went on to stress that the “Iranian threat” only reinforces the need for “peace” in the region and working hard towards achieving a two-state solution.
"This is a very strategic issue. It's extremely important. And we're looking forward to having a good, constructive dialogue with our Israeli friends when they visit Washington in the next seven or eight days," Jones said.
On talks with Syria, the Israeli PM vowed that Israel will not withdraw from the occupied Golan Heights due to its “strategic importance.” Netanyahu said the Golan grants Israel strategic advance if a conflict with Syria had to take place adding that he won’t make concessions in the sensitive security issues in his upcoming talks with Obama next week. More
Barhoum: Netanyahu's visit targets creating serious axis in the region
[ 11/05/2009 - 04:15 PM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- Hamas on Monday said that the visit of Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to Egypt aims at creating a "serious" axes politics in the region and to beautify the image of Israeli occupation especially after the war on Gaza that gained world support for the Palestine cause.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum in a press release said that the visit seeks to employ the Arab dimension to endorse the Israeli occupation's policies.
Egypt is called upon not to join such policies and to adopt clear and strong stands on the Israeli premier especially regarding the Palestinian issue such as siege, aggression, prisoners' swap deal and the Palestinian people's rights, he elaborated.
The spokesman said that Netanyahu should not be allowed to use the Arab gate to serve his own interests and agenda or to cover up for his crimes.
Little king in Damascus: Peace Now or War in 18 Months Netanyahu to Urge Egypt, Jordan to Help Israel "Counteract Iran"
Ramulla Traitor is preparing to submit his Credentials to BibiA PA military court in Nablus on Sunday sentenced Mohammed Katnani, 33, to one and a half year in jail for owning weapons and establishing cells to topple the PA in Ramallah.
The Traitor is following the steps of Cairo Traitor who fabricated the lie of Hezbullah cell established to tropile him.
MP Dr. Salah Al-Bardawil, the spokesman of the Hamas affiliated change and reform bloc, on Monday described as "high treason" the PA in Ramallahs' trial of resistance fighters.
Meanwhile, Disputes between Fatah leaders intensified over their sixth general conference
especially regarding the place and date of holding the sixth general conference in addition to the number of participants.
Good News:
The Donkey from Yankeevile carried a heavy book and stopped preying
Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Looking Distant
CAIRO, May 11 (IPS) - Doubts have arisen about a Fatah-Hamas reconciliation ahead of a new round of talks. The last talks between the two Palestinian factions failed to bridge outstanding differences......
Ultimately, though, the overriding difference between the two factions hinges on their respective approaches to Israel and the longstanding Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.
Fatah insists that any new governing body adhere to conditions set by the "quartet" (the U.S., EU, Russia and the UN), which include recognition of Israel, compliance with past PLO agreements and the renunciation of armed resistance. What's more, Fatah is committed to negotiating with Israel in hope of reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement - even though Abbas's previous "peace talks" with Israeli counterparts entirely failed to yield results.
Hamas, by contrast, adamantly refuses to recognise Israel, which it views as an illegitimate occupying power. On the eve of the talks, Damascus-based Hamas leader Mohamed Nasr said that conditioning Palestinian unity on the quartet's plans "effectively places a veto on reconciliation."
Tellingly, however, this critical issue - some would call it the central issue - was not broached at the most recent round of talks......"
# posted by Tony : 4:20 AM
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Deep in his one cell brain, he would say SO FAR. He is looking for a piece of shit to resume his preying
# posted by Tony : 2:58
Cairo Traitor, Lebanon, Nakba and Right of Return, Netanyahu, Two States, Uprooted Palestines
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