Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
may seem ironic that so soon after Israel offered the Palestinians nearly everything they and the international community wanted—a Palestinian state with Arab Jerusalem as its capital, return of the entire Gaza Strip and almost the entire West Bank, a fair and practical resolution of the refugee issue, and an end to Jewish settlements—it is now a p
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other words, by supporting the existence of the State of Israel, the US and the UK had crossed the Arab world and now, if they wanted oil, or allegiances, or strategic military intel, they had to pay for it. When Herter asked Khayyal to sit down with the Israelis and help find a solution, Khayyal answered that no one would talk with the Israelis. F
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There was no entity to which Israel could return the West Bank in compliance with Resolution 242, even if it were so inclined, so long as the Palestinians refused to comply with principle II of Resolution 242 that required “termination of all claims or states of belligerency” and recognition of Israel’s right to “sovereignty, territorial integrity
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From the outset, though, Netanyahu had thought Oslo a misstep for Israel, and during the three years of his administration, did whatever he could to reverse the dangers that he believed Oslo had wrought.