On Sep 20, 2008, at 4:17 PM, Marvin Gandall wrote:
> I meant their eastern border... :) Where is Spain anyhow?
>>
>>> 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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