Netanyahu's speech to US Congress

[nelson]

Netanyahu spoke to US Congress today. It didn't take him long to generate a complete response to Obama's recent chastisement, and he delivered it far more artfully. In effect, his speech was a full address to the US government and to the American people. It is quite compelling. The web page below contains complete video:

Benjamin Netanyahu’s epic speech before Congress
http://www.therightscoop.com/benjamin-netanyahus-epic-speech-before-congress/

Not surprisingly, an AP spokesperson immediately responded with his opinion, which he titled "Fact Check" (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110524/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_us_fact_check).

[nelson]

About 30 minutes in, he starts getting to the crux of his message....If the benefits of peace with the Palestinians are so clear, why has peace eluded us? Because all six Israeli Prime Ministers since the signing of Oslo accords agreed to establish a Palestinian state. Myself included. So why has peace not been achieved? Because so far, the Palestinians have been unwilling to accept a Palestinian state, if it meant accepting a Jewish state alongside it.

You see, our conflict has never been about the establishment of a Palestinian state. It has always been about the existence of the Jewish state. This is what this conflict is about. In 1947, the United Nations voted to partition the land into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jews said yes. The Palestinians said no. In recent years, the Palestinians twice refused generous offers by Israeli Prime Ministers, to establish a Palestinian state on virtually all the territory won by Israel in the Six Day War.

They were simply unwilling to end the conflict. And I regret to say this: They continue to educate their children to hate. They continue to name public squares after terrorists. And worst of all, they continue to perpetuate the fantasy that Israel will one day be flooded by the descendants of Palestinian refugees.

My friends, this must come to an end. President Abbas must do what I have done. I stood before my people, and I told you it wasn’t easy for me, and I said – “I will accept a Palestinian state”. It is time for President Abbas to stand before his people and say – “I will accept a Jewish state”.

Those six words will change history. They will make clear to the Palestinians that this conflict must come to an end. That they are not building a state to continue the conflict with Israel, but to end it. They will convince the people of Israel that they have a true partner for peace. With such a partner, the people of Israel will be prepared to make a far reaching compromise. I will be prepared to make a far reaching compromise.

["shazbat"]

One can only hope.
When it happens the Muslim Brotherhood (read Extremists) will overthrow Abbas in the name of Democracy and Obozo will support it with air strikes.