Obama's message backfires on him. Netanyahu turns the meeting into a father-son discussion. It was sometimes tense and a lot of frustration as Netanyahu let Obama have it. "While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to 1967 lines." Netanyahu
Continuing " Remember that, before 1967, Israel was all of nine miles wide. It was half the length of the Washington Beltway."
"And these were not the boundaries of peace, they were the boundaries of repeated wars, because the attack of Israel so attractive." Netanyahu
Key to the settlement , if it ever happens, is the fate of Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees. Netanyahu said. Palestinians will not be allowed to settle in Israel in any peace plan. "It is not going to happen. Everyone knows it is not going to happen." And I think it is time to tell the Palestinians forthrightly it's not going to happen."
Netanyahu took over the discussion, with tenseness and frustration between them.
The President and Hillary broke all the rule books on this one with telling Netanyahu about the speech right before it happened. Netanyahu tried to get the 1967 boundary out of the speech before it was given creating quite a stir before it was given.
You could say diplomacy was down the drain, incurring the wrath and anger of Netanyahu. Obama could entitle this one how not to bring a visiting leader to America.
Netanyahu will address Congress Tuesday and will give, with further notifications I am sure, of what Israel will not do. Israel is a land that is blood stained and bought, no one is going to take it away from Israel
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