[lbo-talk] Fw: livni?

Marvin Gandall marvgandall at videotron.ca
Sat Sep 20 13:17:53 PDT 2008


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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