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Israel/Palestine

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2. The very most generous spin I can put on this is that

Reply to karynnj (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 10:40 AM

Feb 2017

he felt he couldn't sell any Obama-sponsored deal to the Israeli right but could sell it with Trump as President.

But that presumes that the Israeli right would ever accept a Palestinian state, and that he needed them to sign on.

Reality seems much closer that he didn't want to lose his job as PM because it would blow up his coalition.

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This shows how dishonest Netanyahu was for years karynnj Feb 2017 #1

The very most generous spin I can put on this is that geek tragedy Feb 2017 #2

Completely agree with you karynnj Feb 2017 #3

He seems to be peddling the idea that the Arab world will geek tragedy Feb 2017 #4