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Israel/Palestine

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Mosby

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Tue Feb 14, 2017, 01:46 PM Feb 2017

Two states not a magic solution, says J Street head [View all]

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump do not necessarily have to utter the words “two-state solution” or “Palestinian state” during Wednesday’s scheduled White House meeting in order to send out a pro-peace message, the head of the dovish lobbying group J-Street said Tuesday.

“These words are not magical,” Jeremy Ben-Ami said. “The end result that J Street favors is that the State of Israel should have borders and that those borders should be recognized by its neighbors and by the world.

“In a sense, the only state we’re really interested in is the State of Israel,” he said.

“We do believe that there should be a Palestinian state and relations between the State of Israel and all the states around it, but it is not absolutely necessary for Trump and Netanyahu to pledge allegiance to a “two-state solution,” he added.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/two-states-not-a-magic-solution-says-j-street-head/

The reality of the situation is finally sinking in at J-street.

The only workable solution at this point is a Jordanian protectorate for the Palestinians.

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