Reply #20: Negotiations between equals means what it says......

[kayecy]

......I have no idea what negotiating not as equals means.

Let me spell it out for you.....Any negotiations at the moment are between unequal parties.....Israel can threaten to continue the occupation until it gets what it wants.....The Palestinians have no such cards in their hands....You may not agree that Palestinians have a very poor hand to negotiate with, but I think most Palestinians would.

Negotiations between equals means what it says....If Israel wants to keep Ariel etc, it must be prepared to offer the Palestinians something which they want... (eg a strip of land between Gaza and the West Bank)......However, if the parties cannot agree, then the default position is that the border remains exactly along the Green Line.


I repeat my question.....If the terrorists agreed to a permanent peace, recognized Israel with its borders on the Green Line and stopped their attacks completely to show Israel that they were sincere and could be trusted, would Israel then agree to pull back to the Green Line and negotiate as equals with the Palestinians?.
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