Reply #59: Great, lots of Palestinians will be pleased to hear you say that....But does Olmert agree with you?.

[kayecy]

.......what do the Palestinians have to do?...i've think i've mentioned it a zillion times.....make gaza work, and stop using it to try to kill israelis....thats all.

Great...I am sure lots of Palestinians will be pleased to hear you say that....But they would be infinitely more pleased if the Israeli Government said it as well.....said it loud a clear:
“Make Gaza work, stop all attacks on Israelis and we, the Government of Israel will negotiate in good faith from the Green Line”

So why doesn’t Israel do just that?.

Ordinary Palestinians would then have something to show Hamas etc that there was an alternative to terrorist attacks......As it is, Israel says nothing about negotiating from the Green line, and by expanding the settlements they make it clear that they are not up for negotiation.

If Olmert thinks like you, why did he say "The Ariel bloc will be an integral part of Israel, whatever happens.....Ariel is Israel."?

These are two quite simple questions, but you seem to prefer to talk about Gaza, Taba...in fact anything but answer the question!

.......the settlements to most israelis, those living within the green line are no longer an issue.

You may think settlements are no longer an issue but the April 2008 poll of the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research shows otherwise:
“The survey also found that a majority of Israeli Jews (63%) who would prefer most settlements to be part of Israel, only 23% preferring to leave the settlements and return to the Green Line.”
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