Comments on: Carter Nudges Hamas towards Truce with Israel http://diplomacy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/21/carter-nudges-hamas-towards-truce-with-israel/ A Great Decisions 2008 Blog Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:25:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: John Winston http://diplomacy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/21/carter-nudges-hamas-towards-truce-with-israel/#comment-443 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:36:54 +0000 http://diplomacy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/21/carter-nudges-hamas-towards-truce-with-israel/#comment-443 The Arab leaders are sort of required to mention the right of return, but when it comes down to it, I have seen many statements that serious negotiators for the Palestinians recognize that the right of return would not be acceptable to Israel - and they would be willing to accept a recognition of the events and negligible resettlement in Israel. This indeed was a fact in the agreements that were signed in Geneva in 2003. The Arab leaders are sort of required to mention the right of return, but when it comes down to it, I have seen many statements that serious negotiators for the Palestinians recognize that the right of return would not be acceptable to Israel - and they would be willing to accept a recognition of the events and negligible resettlement in Israel. This indeed was a fact in the agreements that were signed in Geneva in 2003.

]]> by: jeffreydexter http://diplomacy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/21/carter-nudges-hamas-towards-truce-with-israel/#comment-439 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:27:33 +0000 http://diplomacy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/21/carter-nudges-hamas-towards-truce-with-israel/#comment-439 Randy, Thanks for pointing that out. I agree with you that the right to return is a condition Israel will never agree to because it would demographically alter the state of Israel. Randy,

Thanks for pointing that out. I agree with you that the right to return is a condition Israel will never agree to because it would demographically alter the state of Israel.

]]> by: Randy Shiner http://diplomacy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/21/carter-nudges-hamas-towards-truce-with-israel/#comment-435 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:16:35 +0000 http://diplomacy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/21/carter-nudges-hamas-towards-truce-with-israel/#comment-435 The thing that you forgot about Meshaal's offer was likewise that it was conditional likewise upon the "right of return" to the Palestinians, something that is a nonstarter if there is to be such a thing as a Jewish state. I was in favor of Carter's going to speak with Hamas. He was uniquely qualified to so because of his public anti-Israel, even anti-Semitic (against Jews) viewpoints: it was the entre that he needed to go and at least start some kind of conversation. Even if nothing comes out of it, someone will have made an effort to stop the madness in Israel and in all areas of the region where people only aspire to live something resembling a normal life but who have had their lives taken over by haters, willfully or unwillfully. Thanks for an informative post. The thing that you forgot about Meshaal’s offer was likewise that it was conditional likewise upon the “right of return” to the Palestinians, something that is a nonstarter if there is to be such a thing as a Jewish state. I was in favor of Carter’s going to speak with Hamas. He was uniquely qualified to so because of his public anti-Israel, even anti-Semitic (against Jews) viewpoints: it was the entre that he needed to go and at least start some kind of conversation. Even if nothing comes out of it, someone will have made an effort to stop the madness in Israel and in all areas of the region where people only aspire to live something resembling a normal life but who have had their lives taken over by haters, willfully or unwillfully. Thanks for an informative post.

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