Is Israel Going To Far?

Israel should not wait too long to implement plan: PM



Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pauses during a news conference at Raghdan Palace in Amman June 8, 2006. (Ali Jarekji/Reuters)

June 10,2006

Yahoo News

LONDON (Reuters) -Israel should not wait too long to implement a plan to set its borders unilaterally if negotiations with the Palestinians make no progress, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday.

Olmert, in an interview with Sky News, said he was ready to make "painful and divisive" concessions in the quest for peace with the Palestinians.

But if the Palestinians would not meet requirements set out in an internationally-backed "road map" to peace, "then I will try to move with the collaboration and advice of many other countries, not alone, toward changing the status quo in the Middle East," he said.

Olmert is due to holds talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Monday as he seeks European support for his proposals to define Israel's borders unilaterally if peace talks with the Palestinians are not revived.

The plan calls for the removal of remote Jewish settlements in the West Bank while keeping larger enclaves.

If conditions did not permit negotiations, Olmert said he wanted to do something to move things forward.

"I don't think that we should wait too much," he said.

"I think that we should wait as long as is needed to give the power to Abu Mazen (moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas) to impose his philosophy...," he said. He would not give a date for putting his plan into action.

Abbas is locked in a power struggle with Islamic militant group Hamas which swept to power in Palestinian elections in January. Hamas is formally committed to destroying Israel.

On Friday, Hamas called off a 16-month-old truce with Israel after attacks blamed on Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians, including three children playing on a beach.

PLAN TO MEET ABBAS

Palestinians say Olmert's plan would deny them a viable state. President Bush gave the plan a boost last month but stressed Israel should first pursue peace talks.

Olmert said he planned to meet Abbas later this month.

But for negotiations to happen, Palestinians must dismantle militant groups and recognize Israel's right to exist, he said.

Asked if there would be no meaningful negotiations as long as Hamas was in government or did not change ideology, Olmert said: "I say that when someone wants to kill me I normally fight him and that's what every healthy and normal nation would do."

"And when Hamas declares war against Israel I'm not going to sit idle and let him kill me, I'm going to fight back, sure."

Olmert said Hamas had not been sticking to the ceasefire, that was in force until Friday.

He also said he hoped Iran would be "smart and responsible enough" to accept proposals by six world powers to suspend its nuclear enrichment program.

Iran has been referred to the U.N. Security Council after failing to convince the international community that its atomic scientists are looking to build power stations, not weapons.

Editorial:

by Housewife4Palestine

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert like his predecessor, murder’s, bombs and is bent of the full destruction of the Palestinian people and as far as him and the majority of the West this is unacceptable. Olmert thinks he can walk on top of the bones of the Palestinian people and he will look clean in the eyes of the world, I suggest he think again.As for recognizing Israel or any form of peace where they have the upper hand is unacceptable because of the mass destruction and genocide they do on a daily basis what has been going on over the last 58 years for them is acceptable; for Israel it is just fine to commit war crimes, theft and the list is so long they could use it for toilet paper for another 58 years.

I for one especially after the recent bombing where an estimate of ten civilians where murdered on a beach that their certainly shouldn’t be anything with the name Israel attached to it.

As for Hamas going back to war with Israel for once and this is a rarity for me agrees that Israel should most certainly be pushed in to the sea. The only problem I could see is Israel is so corrupt even the sea would steam from hell’s fire!

As for the Palestinian people a simple message, if you are doing anything haram stop it now because this will keep you in oppression; go back doing the five pillar’s, ask Allah for forgiveness for your transgressions and you will succeed. The light may seem dim at the moment but returning to the Ummah and putting full trust in Allah and you will be victorious.

If you have forgotten, it is written that if you do what I just said; Allah will return the country to you. Never give up hope, what ever you do!

One last note, I sit here day after day following the best I can and sitting on the side lines; from what I can see and many agree with me that Abbas is a Nemorah and what ever you do not trust him.