Jordan’s King Abdullah II has expressed pessimism over the prospect of any reconciliation with Israel, saying the regional countries have started to realize that peace with Israel ‘makes no sense.’
“To us, peace always was and remains a strategic choice. But popular frustration at Israeli policies is at a peak across the region and even traditionally moderate parties and groups are starting to question whether seeking or keeping peace with Israel makes sense any more,” said the Jordanian king in a Saturday interview with Turkish Policy Quarterly magazine.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II, whose country was the scene of protests last year, made reference to the growing wave of Islamic Awakening across the Middle East and North Africa, and pointed out, “The Arab uprisings have obviously increased Israel’s isolation.”
The Jordanian king noted that the storming of the Israeli embassy in Cairo by the Egyptian revolutionaries in September 2011 was an “evident” manifestation of Tel Aviv’s growing isolation.
He cited former US President Bill Clinton as saying a few years ago that Israel would only negotiate from a position of strength and argued that “a position of strength is not where they (the Israelis) are today.”
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He’s got to be kidding. The Arab govts, if not the Arab peoples, surrendered to Israel a long time ago.
I have long held the view, at times publicly, that all Israel needs to disintegrate is peace from its neighbors. The reason is, if there is peace the Jews living away from Israel would stop worrying and so stop pumping money. That would lower the standard of living and the Israeli Jews will start looking for greener pastures.
The climate in Palestine / Israel is very pleasant. Who wants to live in cold Russia when one can soak the sun in Haifa? (The Mayor of Haifa is of Russian origin – and many of its (new) inhabitants).
And who would want to live in a Kibbutz when there is a chance of living in a lush apartment in New York; especially if there is not much money coming in to support the Western style amenities.
What is worrying is, the Israeli govt. knows this. So they are making sure that there is no peace for Israel.