RE: What Israel Seeks From the Palestinians: ‘Yes’ SHAHAR AZANI, Spokesman Consulate General of Israel
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/what-israel-seeks-from-the-palestinians-yes.html?_r=1&ref=global
Dear Editor,
Clever of Shahar Azani, Spokesman Consulate General of Israel, to do what he can to make it appear as if Israel has been eager to make peace but the Palestinians have been saying no. Azani might actually believe that- but I don't.
I think it is crystal clear that Palestinians and their most loyal supporters seriously seek a just and lasting peace based firmly on international law and full respect for basic human rights, including but not limited to the Palestinian refugees' very real right to return to original homes and lands, thereby creating a fully secular two state solution with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
NOTES
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