Ariel sharons son explains why israel cannot return to pre1967. Binyamin netanyahu, israels prime minister, has again ruled out accepting a settlement to the israelipalestinian conflict based on the 1967 borders. One lawyers journey into the inferno of american justice feige, david on. Cheer all they want, but israel will never be indefensible because bible scripture clearly states that god is on its side. They were never legally agreed to borders between israel and the arabs. The borders referred to as 1967 lines are in fact the lines agreed upon in the 1949 armistice, following which jordan occupied judea and samaria for 19 years. Israels 1967 borders indefensible, netanyahu tells aipac world. Theyas well as many othersbelieve that israels pre1967 borders were indefensible. This will also give palestine the wailing wall, the temple mount, old jerusalem, and the church of the holy sepulchre.
Indeed, the last war that israel won elegantly in the way that netanyahu imagines that wars should be won began from the supposedly indefensible 1967 lines. This compromise must reflect the dramatic demographic changes that. The former ambassadors and decorated soldiers met with u. And on friday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, for a second time, rejected the 1967 borders as indefensible during a meeting that he and president obama just concluded in the oval. The missing truth about steven avery, teresa halbach, and making a murderer promises to present new incriminating evidence of averys guilt, and will. The settlements are believed to create a secure buffer zone between the israeli state and those who want to. But his position reflects not only poor statesmanship, but also his antiquated military philosophy. Benjamin netanyahus bizarre response to obamas proposal for. Israels 1967 borders are indefensible, proclaims prime minister bibi netanyahu in rejecting barack obamas speech on the. That is why they have never been the starting point of.
What obama meant by 1967 lines and why it irked netanyahu. President obamas call for israel to return to its 1967 borders was a misguided. They were indefensible in 1967, and they are indefensible now. Netanyahu said israel could not return to the indefensible 1967 borders something that the us president barack obama had.
Ariel sharons son explains why israel cannot return to. Simply put, the 1967 line is the line that used to be the border between israel and its neighborsjordan, egypt, and syriaprior to the. That tiny red line is the pre1967 border and narrows to a width of 9 feet at its smallest point. Ariel sharons son explains why israel cannot return to pre. Jan freeman wrote the word, a weekly boston globe column, for 14 years, retiring from it in august 2011. The israeli leaders tone was far more reserved than last week, when he issued an impassioned rejection of the 1967 borders as indefensible and even appeared to publicly admonish mr. Even after a week of hearing netanyahus claim that israels 1967 borders are indefensible, im not quite used to hearing the word in its literal meaning incapable of being defended by force of arms oed. If israel goes back to the 1967 borders, it will certainly lead to their doom, simply because those borders are indefensible.
Politifact virginia republicans twist obamas statement. National security council in washington with an appraisal of israels security needs significantly different from the prime ministers. May 07, 2006 in 1967, israel won an unexpected victory in a war it didnt seek and found itself sitting on new territory three times its original size. Barack obama, the us president, has laid out his vision for the middle east and north africa during a key speech in washington. The borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 lines. The green line, or pre 1967 border or 1949 armistice border, is the demarcation line set out in the 1949 armistice agreements between the armies of israel and those of its neighbors egypt, jordan, lebanon and syria after the 1948 arabisraeli war. Some questioned the israeli prime minister, recalling that israel successfully defended itself against arab aggression in 1948 and 1967 from those lines. Israel and palestine those indefensible 1967 borders democracy. President obamas parameters for a new round of mideast peace talks were designed to head off u.
Meeting today, the israeli prime minister called the old borders indefensible. She was also an editor at the globe from 1981 to 2001. Netanyahu rebuffs obamas 1967 lines speech and demands. Netanyahu balks as obama speech invokes 67 borders. Prime minister ariel sharons spokesman, raanan gissin, has described the geneva accord as tantamount to israel committing suicide. Why israel can never return to the pre1967 borders the palestiniansand obamaare demanding.
The 1967 lines and israels defensibility some hard. Jul 24, 2014 if israel were to go back to pre1967 borders, wouldnt that leave israel indefensible. In this interview with fathom contributing editor toby greene, oren discusses the legacy of the sixday war 50 years on. Israels prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, immediately rejected the idea, calling the 1967 borders indefensible. Jordan was the one that attacked israel and as a result, lost the 1967 war. Fathom 1967 the palestinians wont pay the price of. Are the 1967 borders of israel indefensible according to.
May 20, 2011 what obama meant by 1967 lines and why it irked netanyahu. That was before the unexpected and indefatigable john kerry came along and put the dreaded 1967 borders right back on center stage. Moments ago, following a lengthy meeting with the president, israels prime minister bejamin netanyahu responded to president obamas call for israel and palestine to return to pre1967 borders, saying, while israel is willing to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines because these lines are indefensible because they dont take into. Jul, 2017 benjamin netanyahus bizarre response to obamas proposal for negotiations with palestinians. The plot of indefensible is a decent one and it moves along as a thriller should, but the writing in this book is really clunky, perhaps because of the first person narrative. Netanyahu said on monday night to the american israel public. Obamas public call on thursday for the borders that were in place before the 1967 middle east war drew a sharp rebuke from mr.
Defending the undefendable performs the service of highlighting, the fullest and starkest terms, the essential nature of the productive services performed by all people in the free market. Many israelis and palestinians say, however, that the prime ministers. President barack obama last night ordered israel to accept palestinian demands in a peace deal as he pledged american support for human. After serving eighteen years for a crime he didnt commit, steven avery was freedand filed a thirtysixmilliondollar lawsuit against manitowoc county, wisconsin. President barack obama in his comments to the press friday that israel cannot go back to the indefensible 1967 borders, claiming they are not feasible in light of todays security and demographic reality. As you can see, the area in green provides a much needed buffer and renders the largest israeli cities out of weapons range. The book is also a deeply moving portrait of the resilience of the human spirit, and of the dedication of those who seek to give voice to the disempowered, oppressed, and marginalized who walk among us. So, obama said the 1967 borders would be a basis for negotiations for new borders to be arrived at by making swaps of unspecified size.
Israeli prime minister netanyahu calls the pre1967 borders indefensible. May 21, 2011 the borders referred to as 1967 lines are in fact the lines agreed upon in the 1949 armistice, following which jordan occupied judea and samaria for 19 years. Israels 1967 borders indefensible, netanyahu tells aipac. David reagan and i on our television program christ in prophecy invited jim fletcher, the founder and director of a ministry in arkansas called prophecy matters. Michael oren is a former israeli ambassador to the us and currently serves as deputy minister for diplomacy in the prime ministers office. Obama calls for mideast peace deal based on israels pre1967. Israeli pms speech to influential us proisrael lobby group restates his opposition to barack obama over border issues. Zoa condemns rogue geneva accord, which would push israel.
And while israeli prime minister benjamin bibi netanyahu insisted that the 1967 borders are indefensible, he was refuted by the man most responsible for defending israels borders. May 24, 2011 he emphasized his stance that israel will not return to the indefensible borders laid out in president obamas speech. Jim has been an author and book editor for many years, and when in. He emphasized his stance that israel will not return to the indefensible borders laid out in president obamas speech. Dec 02, 2003 powell should not meet with rogue group new york the zionist organization of america zoa has condemned the rogue geneva accord, which would push israel back almost to the ninemileswide pre1967 borders, expel many thousands of jews from their homes, and give away judaisms holiest site. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bibi netanyahu made this pledge in an address monday to thousands of proisrael american jews and u. Obama granted netanyahu a major diplomatic victory. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading indefensible. Its a game that israel has been playing, mostly with itself, ever since the united nations security council adopted resolution 242 on november 22, 1967 in the wake of the six day war.
Benjamin netanyahus bizarre response to obamas proposal. Bush that did not call for a return to the 1967 lines. Israel has every right to title and sovereignty over land that no one legally owned. Israeli pm says israel cannot return to 1967 borders. These refer to the armistice lines from before the six day war, when israel captured the gaza strip from egypt and the west bank and east jerusalem from jordan, among other land, expanding its territory beyond the green line borders delineated by a 1949 armistice between israel and its arab neighbors. The unilateral resolution demanded israel withdraw from east jerusalem, judea and samaria by 2017 and the formation of a state on pre1967 borders, borders deemed indefensible by israel. Saying go back to the 1967 borders fundamentally ignores why the borders changed in. May 24, 2011 israeli pm says israel cannot return to 1967 borders israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a return to the 1967 borders is indefensible and that he plans to outline his own view of a. The israeli government has accepted in general the idea that a palestinian state is to be established, but has refused to accept the 1967 borders. One lawyers journey into the inferno of american justice. An insider exposes the shocking facts deliberately left out of the hi. May 21, 2011 according to benjamin netanyahu, everyone knows that the presix day war borders between israel and the west bank are militarily indefensible for israel. Israel appreciates president obamas commitment to peace, adding that he expects obama to refrain from demanding israel withdraw to indefensible 1967 borders which will leave a large population of israel in judea and samaria and outside israels borders. Israel will not return to the indefensible lines of 1967.
If the pre67 borders are indefensible then how is it that israel managed to exist with those borders from 1949 to 1967 without being destroyed. His most recent book is the coauthored a different democracy. May 20, 2011 netanyahu called the 1967 borders indefensible and argued instead for guidelines laid out in a 2004 letter from thenpresident george w. Canada objects to mention of 1967 borders in g8 statement. Abba eban called 67 borders auschwitz lines new york the saudi arabian peace plan which is now circulating would reduce israel to the indefensible pre1967 borders, which would leave israel barely nine miles wide at its vulnerable midsection. Bibi opts for confrontation prime minister, at aipac, revives call against indefensible borders. June 1967 and the making of the modern middle east. The israeli government immediately protested, saying that for israel to return to its pre1967 borders would leave it indefensible. Netanyahu called the 1967 borders indefensible and argued instead for guidelines laid out in a 2004 letter from thenpresident george w. Thenprime minister menachem begin described a proposal for a retreat to. At white house, netanyahu calls 67 border lines indefensible npr. What struck many as simply a restatement of official american policy, provoked israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to respond israel will not return to the indefensible lines of 1967.
Sharons spirit hovers over netanyahus hardest decision. We cannot go back to those indefensible lines, said netanyahu. Israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu furiously rejects barack obamas proposal to use the 1967 borders as the basis for a twostate solution to the israelipalestinian dispute frontiers that he called utterly indefensible. Obama seeks palestine state on 1967 borders palestine chronicle. Obama turned his back on israel, but god hasnt the. Youre a historian of the sixday war and now a diplomat, as well as an israeli politician and minister. To begin with, as prime minister benjamin netanyahu was quick to point out, the 1967 borders are indefensible. He said the 1967 borders were indefensible, that the palestinians could forget about resettling palestinian refugees in israel and that abbas would have to choose between peace with israel and. Our hero, nick davis, is an aging player and lawyer who spends big chunks of the books hitting on various women, thinking about hitting on various women, and being proud.
Heres what his cherished pre1967 borders looked like when the jordanianspalestinians controlled and destroyed the place. Jimmy carters disingenuous diplomacy the jewish press. Israels prime minister promised to present his vision for an israelipalestinian peace in a speech before u. Moments ago, following a lengthy meeting with the president, israels prime minister bejamin netanyahu responded to president obamas call for israel and palestine to return to pre1967 borders, saying, while israel is willing to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines because these lines are indefensible because they dont take into account certain.
Israel cannot return to the indefensible 1967 lines, mr. I get the impression that a lot of people dont even know what the 1967 borders are or why they tend to be considered the logical point of departure for any. After obama speech, netanyahu rejects withdrawal to indefensible 1967 borders in return for his call for the establishment of a palestinian state based on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps, without defining the size of these lands, obama accepted netanyahus demands for strict security arrangements and a gradual, continuous withdrawal from. The borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognised borders are established for both states. Manic readers pamela callow enters the illustrious realms of favoured suspensethriller authors after turning out a brilliant 2nd book in the kate lange series. The arab peace initiative essentially calls for normalizing relations between the entire arab region and israel in exchange for a return to what are the indefensible 1967 ceasefire lines, giving up east jerusalem and a number of jewish neighborhoods, as well as resettlement of the arab refugees back to israel or monetary compensation.
According to a survey published wednesday, 61 percent of israelis oppose the formula of 1967 borders with land swaps as a basis for an agreement with the palestinians, while only 27 percent favor. Obama wants cameron to back palestinian state with pre1967. May 24, 2011 tel aviv binyamin netanyahus furious rejection of us president barack obamas proposal to use the 1967 borders as the basis for a twostate solution to the israelipalestinian dispute frontiers that he called utterly indefensible reflects not only the israeli prime ministers poor statesmanship, but also his antiquated military philosophy. The term 1967 borders, the arab worlds mantra for the borders of a pa state, never existed, says former ambassador to canada alan baker. May 27, 2011 deauville, france group of eight leaders had to soften a statement urging israel and the palestinians to return to negotiations because canada objected to a specific mention of 1967 borders. Israeli prime ministers called retreat to the pre1967 borders suicide and treasonable. Obamas land swaps concept is somewhat novel and israeli diplomat. An insider exposes the shocking facts deliberately left out of the hit netflix series making a murdererand argues persuasively that steven avery was rightfully convicted in the 2005 killing of teresa halbach. The missing truth about steven avery, teresa halbach, and making a murderer promises to present new incriminating evidence of. Netanyahu when the two leaders met on friday in the white house.
Netanyahu rules out return to 1967 borders palestine. International recognition of the state of palestine wikipedia. Proponents of the settlements believe the real obstacle to peace is the continued rejection by palestinian leaders of israels right to exist. Jan 25, 2014 before 1967, the issue of defensible borders never came up in israel and if the borders were indeed indefensible, one would expect israeli defence and security experts to be the most vocal. Netanyahu balks as obama speech invokes 67 borders the. International recognition of the state of palestine. No return to 1967 borders may 21, 2011 news israel is prepared to make generous concessions for peace in the middle east, but cannot go back to the countrys indefensible 1967 borders, israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu. Ariel sharons son explains why israel cannot return to pre1967 borders border clash why israel can never return to the pre1967 borders the palestiniansand obamaare demanding. The armistice lines, considered indefensible by defense experts, are often called auschwitz borders in israel. Ariel sharons son explains why israel cannot return to pre1967 borders. The 1967 borders and pastrami sandwiches israelpalestine. The move serves to end jewish settlement building and threatens to plow israel back to its 1967 borders, potentially leaving them indefensible. Saudi peace plan would reduce israel to indefensible pre. By taking the most extreme examples and showing how the smithian principles work even in these cases, the book does far more to demonstrate the workability.
Benjamin netanyahus bizarre response to obamas proposal for negotiations with palestinians. Israels netanyahu primed for a collision with obama today. No return to 1967 borders may 21, 2011 news israel is prepared to make generous concessions for peace in the middle east, but cannot go back to the countrys indefensible 1967 borders, israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu said after white house talks with barack obama. Before 1967, the issue of defensible borders never came up in israel and if the borders were indeed indefensible, one would expect israeli defence and security experts to. Last, one year has passed since israeli prime minister ariel sharon died after suffering many years in a comatose state brought on by a stroke. Israel must recognise 1967 borders president barack obama last night ordered israel to accept palestinian demands in a peace deal as he pledged american support for human rights in. Netanyahus border war by shlomo benami project syndicate. The celebrated cynics language peeves deciphered, appraised, and annotated for 21stcentury readers walker books, is a centenary edition and attempted.
He also pointed out that, far from bringing peace, an israeli retreat to the indefensible pre1967 borders would encourage further arab attacks and lead to an allout war. The president never mentioned the 1967 borders as the two men talked with reporters. Obamas urging that a palestinian state be based on 1967 borders before the six day war in which israel occupied east jerusalem, the west bank and gaza was a significant shift in the u. Jim has been an author and book editor for many years, and when in the. When netanyahu says the 1967 borders are indefensible, this does not mean israel must seek to avoid conceding too much west bank land.
Israels 1967 borders indefensible, netanyahu tells aipac israeli pms speech to influential us proisrael lobby group restates his opposition to barack obama over border issues associated press. Us president will use visit to london to keep pressure on israel for middle east. According to benjamin netanyahu, everyone knows that the presix day war borders between israel and the west bank are militarily indefensible for israel. If israel were to go back to pre1967 borders, wouldnt that leave israel indefensible. Israeli military experts have argued that the 1967 borders are strategically indefensible. May 19, 2011 obamas urging that a palestinian state be based on 1967 borders before the six day war in which israel occupied east jerusalem, the west bank and gaza was a significant shift in the u.