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Israel has to articulate a plan for the day after the Gaza War which is threatening to ignite more violence in the Middle East.
Israeli P.M. Netanyahu who has always rejected peace plans with Palestinians, held a news conference Thursday declaring Israel must have security control over all land west of the River Jordan, which would include the territory of any future Palestinian state.
"This is a necessary condition, and it conflicts with the idea of (Palestinian) sovereignty. What to do? I tell this truth to our American friends, and I also stopped the attempt to impose a reality on us that would harm Israel's security," he said.
But Netanyahu is fighting international opinion favouring a two state solution, including Arab states and Israel’s closest ally America.
On Back Story with Dana Lewis podcast this week, we interview daughter of famous Israeli author Amos Oz, who says a Palestinian State is inevitable despite Netanyahu’s declaration. Fania Oz-Salzberger says even at this painful moment for Israeli’s and Palestinian’s there is recognition within Israel the status quo can’t continue.
Oz-Berger speaks of Israel’s origins and and the dream Israel was a state for jews, but not a jewish state.
Check out our audio podcast here:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1016881/14337993
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