The recent recognitions of a Palestinian state and the October 10 ceasefire have been followed by a flurry of calls to “deradicalize” Palestinian society. The New York Times editorial board went so far as to compare this deradicalization project to the denazification of Germany after the Second World War. These calls have the situation backwards to the point of farce.
I’m not asking whether Arafat agreed to Oslo - we know he did. I’m asking whether you think he was keeping his fingers crossed behind his back when he did. You seem to think this was the case for Rabin and Perez, so why don’t you extend the same courtesy to Arafat?
I think it would be very interesting for you to read up on Netanyahu’s criticism of the Oslo Accords from back when he was an opposition leader running against Perez. You’ll be happily surprised to find out he was using the exact same arguments as you are now, claiming the other side could never be trusted.
You asked if Arafat recognized the state of Israel and he did and I provided you the evidence. I gave you ststements from Israeli leaders from all eras and ignored them
You are the one who keep blaming palestinian for the maintenance of the occupation like Netenyahu claim and all Israel leaders refused to give Palestinians a full fledged state with full sovereignty
You need to read my comment again then. I didn’t ask whether he stated he recognized it after Oslo. .
Then what do you make of this statement by Arafat?
His last position was that he recognized israel right to exist. Israel position since it’s creation is no palestinian state ever
You are not discudding in good faith.
But why do you agree that Arafat was able to change his position because of Oslo, but not Rabin and Perez?
I’m not discudding in bad faith, I believe you are twisting yourself to justify Hamas sabotaging the peace accords
You have volunteer dementia. Like I already told you Netanyahu himself admitted that he was the one who sabotaged it . You just hide behind Hamas to justify occupation . Hamas or not Israel has the obligation to end occupation unconditionally. Israel continued killing peaceful Palestinian protestors after the Oslo accords and before Hamas started his first suicide bombing . The number of settlers increased during Rabin and Rabin never acknowledged a full state by it’s own admission . If you have a statement from Perez where he accept a Palestinians state that include East Jerusalem, all of the west bank and Gaza that international laws supports with all it’s right : an army to defend itself, full control over the borders, import and export, natural ressources etc .
I will keep repeating the same points that you keep ignoring as much as necessary
Can you explain ‘volunteer dementia’ and how it relates to you accepting Arafat changing his position?