Netanyahu is being smart about it.

ISRAPUNDIT ^ | April 3.09 | Ted Belman

[tedbel]

The Netanyahu government is looking good to me. First, Netanyahu studiously avoided giving anything away upfront to the consternation of the EU and Livni.

He offered negotiations on "three parallel tracks, economic, security and diplomatic" with the Palestinian Authority. As the NYT put it Netanyahu Offers Conciliation, but Not Concessions

His sole position on the peace process was that he would abide by all signed agreements. As Minister Lieberman made forcefully clear today, that didn't include Annapolis. The International community was dying to make discussions under Annapolis binding on Israel but the Netanyahu government would have none of it and came out of the gate stressing this point.

In Understanding Netanyahu, I pointed out that Bibi intended to take Bush's "vision speech" of 2002 as his point of reference.

Even the Roadmap isn't a signed agreement. Let's look at it.

[..] A two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will only be achieved through an end to violence and terrorism, when the Palestinian people have a leadership acting decisively against terror and willing and able to build a practicing democracy based on tolerance and liberty, and through Israel's readiness to do what is necessary for a democratic Palestinian state to be established, and a clear, unambiguous acceptance by both parties of the goal of a negotiated settlement as described below.

The emphasis on a "negotiated settlement" precludes an imposed solution which is currently what the Obama Administration would like to do..

However, as a performance-based plan, progress will require and depend upon the good faith efforts of the parties, and their compliance with each of the obligations outlined below.

[Star Traveler]

Netanyahu is going to give Obama fits... LOL...

[ExTexasRedhead]

Can we trade the Israelis and get Bibi as our President and trade them the Muslim traitor?

[sheik yerbouty]

Why not? Obammy wasn’t born here either. At leasst Netanyahu spent a lot of his early yerars in Philly..

[FlyingEagle]

Bibi is awesome. I lived next door in Egypt last time he was PM. The Arabs are terrified of him. Hamass must be crapping little purple pellets over the prospect of having to face Bibi. And the Persians severely underestimate him, as does our muslim Resident. Israel will take out the Iranian nuke sites when the weather is optimum.

[FreepShop1]

Why not? Obammy wasn’t born here either. At leasst Netanyahu spent a lot of his early yerars in Philly..

Netanyahu also has a PhD in Economics from MIT, and studied under Bernanke's prof.

[BobS]

I hope Neta gives shills up the spine of anybody thinking of an attack from now on. The so-called Palestinians have had enough time and land with resources and people to form a state of their own. Israel is not responsible anymore. Walk away.

[BobS]

Neti (which I prefer to call him) told the US if we don’t take care of Iran that Israel will. It will collapse the Iranian economy by burning up the only oil refinery it has.

[SunkenCiv]

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Posted on 04/03/2009 7:47:05 PM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
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