[lbo-talk] Fw: livni?

[Marvin Gandall]

I meant their eastern border... :) Where is Spain anyhow?
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>> Until the Israelis, whether led by Livni or Netanyahu, are certain a 
>> potential Hamas-led Palestinian state does not represent a threat to them 
>> on their western and southern borders, they are unlikely to strike any 
>> deal with Fatah, which is politically weak. If the Israelis had any 
>> serious intentions about a peaceful settlement which amounted to more 
>> than a de facto Palestinian surrender, they would have released Marwan 
>> Barghouti for the same reason Botha's government released Mandela in 
>> 1990. There might be some movement on the Palestine issue in the context 
>> of an omnibus Middle East settlement involving some form of US 
>> rapprochment with Iran, but I'm not holding my breath.
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