Press Release
For Immediate Release
August 20 , 2010
Washington, DC - While welcoming the announcement of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Americans for Peace Now calls on the parties to negotiate in earnest. APN also urges President Obama to be prepared to press both parties to engage in the talks to see them succeed.
APN President and CEO Debra DeLee commented:
"Direct talks can be an opportunity for progress toward peace. It is unfortunate that so little was achieved in indirect talks, and that the past 20 months have been squandered negotiating about how to negotiate, rather than getting down to business. We hope that today's announcement means that this foot-dragging is over.
"Now the real hard work must begin. Direct talks are not an end in themselves; their only value is as a means to achieve an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement. Direct talks must urgently address all the core issues of the conflict: settlements, Jerusalem, security, borders, refugees. An agreement that resolves these outstanding issues will, at long last, make it possible for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace, each people secure in its own state.
The path forward is not easy. Direct talks will be fruitless unless Israelis and Palestinians are ready to sit down and negotiate in good faith to resolve final status issues. There is no more room for game-playing or procrastinating to avoid hard discussions and even harder decisions. This is the time for Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas to rise to the challenge and build a better future for their peoples. Israelis and Palestinians yearn to live in peace, security and dignity.
"The Obama Administration must now live up to its pledge to hold both parties accountable for their behavior. Neither side can be allowed to get away with actions that undercut the talks. And the Obama Administration must press hard for progress. It must also be ready to engage with its own ideas as necessary, whether in the form of parameters or bridging proposals, or a full-fledged peace plan.
"There are spoilers who will look for ways to derail this process. They cannot be allowed to succeed.
"The stakes are high. Failure could bring about a new round of bloodshed and jeopardize American interests."
APN is America's leading Jewish organization advocating peace for Israel.
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Palestine Arab Islamic state like the rest of the Arab and Islamic states surrounding
Them. Means that there are Jews and Zionists in Palestine a big mistake, because this entity
Zionist is not consistent with the surrounding area (such as language, customs, traditions and religion)
The only solution to end the Arab-Israeli conflict is the expulsion of Jews from Palestine
All of Palestine. The Jewish people will not rest and will not feel comfortable and stability
But if it gets out of Palestine and the Middle East completely. If people continue to
Jews in Palestine and the Middle East, the death and destruction will continue.
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If Israel is sincerely committed to getting peace, it must agree to ending all Israeli settlement in the West Bank and Gaza.
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By this line of reasoning, all Arab Muslims should be expelled from all Western countries.
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The existence of the Zionist entity in the heart of the Arab-Muslim is in itself a strange
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Traditions and language. The existence of Israel within the Arab world is a big mistake, and constant tension
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