Sweden has formally recoginsed the Palestinian State, joining Malta and Cyprus. Britain's parliament has voted in favor of recognizing it also and now 106 retired generals and heads of the security services has written a letter calling on Netanyahu to start serious negotiation based on the Saudi 2002 offer, supported by the Arab League and by Islamic League (Iran abstained). This offer was to recognize Israel in return for the establishment of a Palestinian state, based on pre-1967 borders and with discussions on land swaps and refugees.
The letter writers, noted that Netanyahu is a weak leader, blinded by political power. He is , too reliant on the religious right, the extreme Zionists ( Bennett) and the settlers/occupiers. He has shown that he will use the "security card" ( which the letter-writers state is no longer real), to rally support and has shown time and again that he is not interested in resuming the peace talks with his continuous sabotaging of it with more settlement building in East Jerusalerm and the West Bank.
The Americans are also becoming tired of this also as demonstrated in a recent interview by a high administration official, calling Netanyahu, among other things a "chicken-shit, and the the snubbing of the Israeli Defense minister on a recent visit to Washington.
The letter writers, noted that Netanyahu is a weak leader, blinded by political power. He is , too reliant on the religious right, the extreme Zionists ( Bennett) and the settlers/occupiers. He has shown that he will use the "security card" ( which the letter-writers state is no longer real), to rally support and has shown time and again that he is not interested in resuming the peace talks with his continuous sabotaging of it with more settlement building in East Jerusalerm and the West Bank.
The Americans are also becoming tired of this also as demonstrated in a recent interview by a high administration official, calling Netanyahu, among other things a "chicken-shit, and the the snubbing of the Israeli Defense minister on a recent visit to Washington.
