>Stephen Harper blocked G8 leaders from declaring in their summit
statement that Middle East peace talks should be based on returning to
Israel’s pre-war 1967 borders, plus negotiated land swaps.
>U.S. President Barack Obama had made that stand a key part of his
campaign to re-launch peace talks, making the call for talks based on
1967 borders in a May 19 speech that was endorsed by most leaders of
the Group of Eight countries gathered here.
>But it’s a position that has been rejected by Israel, which regards
returning to its smaller 1967 borders as unacceptable because they did
not include East Jerusalem, which the Israeli government views as part
of its capital, and key strategic territory for its security.
Ack, ack, ack! No, he did not. What he said is to use them as a
starting point to creating new borders. There was never the suggestion
to just go back to those borders. Just the other day, Netanyahu was
saying that any scenario for peace will likely leave some
settlementscoutside the borders. No one is suggesting just going back
to the pre-1967 borders...why do people insist on claiming the
President is?
Thom
http://thomwade.wordpress.com/
http://www.cafepress.com/Thomwade
http://www.in-one-ear.com
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