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OK. Then what
Reader comment on item: Which Way Will Abbas Go?
Submitted by John W. McGinley (United States), Jan 13, 2005 at 14:11
As usual, you are precise, astute, and economical in what you say. I agrre with your analysis. Now the TACTICAL question for the Israeli government is this: Should Israel, fully aware of the ultimate goal of Abbas, negotiate with him or not? I see pros and cons to both possibilities. but I would be more interested in your thoughts on this. John W. McGinleyNote: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".
Daniel Pipes replies:
No, I do not think Israel should negotiate with Abbas, beyond some practical on-the-ground understandings, until the Palestinians give up on rejectionism, their effort to destroy Israel. I can see some tactical arrangements, but no diplomacy, no discussions of a resolution of the conflict.DP
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| Palestine and Israel two state solution.... [115 words] | Jacob Carmiel | Jan 14, 2005 14:31 | 19669 | ||
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| Reesponse To Marcos Berenstein [76 words] | Mr J Carmiel | Jan 14, 2005 06:30 | 19664 | ||
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