IT COULD have been the case of \u2018left hand doesn\u2019t know what the right hand is doing\u2019 if it didn\u2019t involve Benjamin Netanyahu and his most powerful Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. \u201cA final agreement between Israel and the Palestinians has to be based on a programme of exchange of territory and populations,\u201d Lieberman told the United Nations General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n
And a quick repartee from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office \u201cLieberman\u2019s address was not coordinated with the prime minister,\u201d adding that \u201cNetanyahu is the one handling the negotiations on Israel\u2019s behalf. The various issues surrounding a peace agreement will be discussed and decided only at the negotiating table, and nowhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman gives the impression that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is spreading illusions and silly talk about peace. There is no chance for a permanent settlement for a generation. According to FM \u2018exchange\u2019 populated areas and adjust the state to its correct size which means that the Arab citizens of Israel must be expelled to the Palestinian side of the border. He suggested ceding parts of Israel with large Arab populations to a future Palestinian state in exchange for Israel keeping large settlement blocs in the West Bank, a proposal which has been part of his party\u2019s platform. He said he expected the process \u2018could take a few decades\u2019.<\/p>\n
Defenders or prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of Prime Minister say, \u201cEvery time Foreign Minister Lieberman voices his skepticism about achieving peace, he undermines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s credibility.\u201d
\nBut the irony is that Netanyahu had never considered the views of Lieberman views as illegitimate and he didn\u2019t chastise his foreign minister for the speech.<\/p>\n
Does it not reflect that Israel is a country which doesn\u2019t have a responsible coherent foreign policy?
\nFor few weeks Netanyahu had been investing or pretending to do so with gusto to convince the leaders of the world that he is serious about peace with the Palestinians. He had asked them to ignore the resumption of settlement construction, and tried to convince Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas not to quit the negotiations.<\/p>\n
Settlement have started and dozers and dumpers are trampling the land of helpless Palestenians. Israel is least worried about the legitimacy or world opinion.<\/p>\n
Now the most senior diplomat of PM tells the world that it is all crap that Netanyahu is faking. Even worse: the foreign minister is implying that Netanyahu\u2019s demand that the Palestinians recognise Israel as a Jewish state is merely cover for the expulsion of Arab citizens.<\/p>\n
The foreign minister made it clear on Tuesday (September 28) that his political partnership with Netanyahu is coming to an end. Lieberman will not back the peace process, which he considers unnecessary and damaging. Those, who know the reality were never in doubt about the expected performance of power game and political circus of Israel. While President Obama is trying to show going for his image, the poor Palestinians continue to suffer under the yoke of cruel and belligerent occupiers. That proves the adage – Might is Right!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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