Freeman:
The Israelis aren't pushing the Palestinians to accept no nation. The Palestinians have refused to negotiate with Israel for about a decade now since the Palestinians view negotiating as a concession, and have not accepted Israel's right to exist as a Jewish country, and have not accepted any offer, and have insisted on all of the occupied territories, and a right of return, and Jerusalem, etc..
The reality is that by feeding a false narrative, the world has emboldened the Palestinians to make unreasonable demands. However, in no other conflict is the victor in war expected to sue for peace. I think the reason we don't have a deal is that the Palestinian and Arab governments don't really want one, because to them propaganda is more important than the lives of their people.
However, if they do want one, then they have to be realistic about their circumstances and what happens when one group loses in a military conflict. For there to be a deal, they must acknowledge that: 1. Israel won, 2. the Palestinians have to take what they can get, 3. it has to be done on Israel's terms. There's no reason that Israel has to jeopardize its security and uproot its citizenry as it did in Gaza without confidence that the Palestinians will deliver. The Israelis are giving up historic land (e.g. Hebron) which also happens to be land that they do need since they are a small country. They are also taking security risks. Sure several years ago that may have made sense. But the Palestinians and Arab governments have shown years of bad faith, including terrorism that continues to day, and rhetoric that is over the top.
The Palestinians can have a nation, but only if they give in to the Israelis. That's the reality of losing many wars. I don't see the Tibetans or the Kurds making unreasonable demands such as no Chinese or Arabs can live in our territory. We need to stop providing the Palestinians with false hope that it is reasonable to believe that there is a great deal waiting for them. Because even if the UN and the majority of the other countries feel that way, Israel is a nation state and a democracy. What matters is how the Israelis perceive the situation and they will continue to vote in their self interest.
to push the Palestinians into accepting no nation
The Israelis aren't pushing the Palestinians to accept no nation. The Palestinians have refused to negotiate with Israel for about a decade now since the Palestinians view negotiating as a concession, and have not accepted Israel's right to exist as a Jewish country, and have not accepted any offer, and have insisted on all of the occupied territories, and a right of return, and Jerusalem, etc..
The reality is that by feeding a false narrative, the world has emboldened the Palestinians to make unreasonable demands. However, in no other conflict is the victor in war expected to sue for peace. I think the reason we don't have a deal is that the Palestinian and Arab governments don't really want one, because to them propaganda is more important than the lives of their people.
However, if they do want one, then they have to be realistic about their circumstances and what happens when one group loses in a military conflict. For there to be a deal, they must acknowledge that: 1. Israel won, 2. the Palestinians have to take what they can get, 3. it has to be done on Israel's terms. There's no reason that Israel has to jeopardize its security and uproot its citizenry as it did in Gaza without confidence that the Palestinians will deliver. The Israelis are giving up historic land (e.g. Hebron) which also happens to be land that they do need since they are a small country. They are also taking security risks. Sure several years ago that may have made sense. But the Palestinians and Arab governments have shown years of bad faith, including terrorism that continues to day, and rhetoric that is over the top.
The Palestinians can have a nation, but only if they give in to the Israelis. That's the reality of losing many wars. I don't see the Tibetans or the Kurds making unreasonable demands such as no Chinese or Arabs can live in our territory. We need to stop providing the Palestinians with false hope that it is reasonable to believe that there is a great deal waiting for them. Because even if the UN and the majority of the other countries feel that way, Israel is a nation state and a democracy. What matters is how the Israelis perceive the situation and they will continue to vote in their self interest.