Rasmussen: 77% of Americans agree: recognize the Jewish state

Poll of Americans: 77%:7% agreement must require recognition of Israel's right to exist as Jewish state 

 National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Conducted September 2-3, 2010 By Rasmussen Reports

www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/toplines/pt_survey_toplines/september_2010/toplines_middle_east_peace_talks_september_2_3_2010

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about Middle Eastern
peace talks?

35% Very closely

42% Somewhat closely

19% Not very closely

2% Not at all

1% Not sure

2* As part of a Middle Eastern peace agreement, should Palestinian leaders
be required to acknowledge Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state?

77% Yes

7% No

16% Not sure

3* As part of a Middle Eastern peace agreement, should Israel be required to
accept the creation of a Palestinian state?

51% Yes

27% No

22% Not sure

4* How likely is it that Palestinian leaders will acknowledge Israel's right
to exist as a Jewish state?

6% Very likely

19% Somewhat likely

45% Not very likely

19% Not at all likely

11% Not sure

5* How likely is it that Israel will accept the creation of a Palestinian
state?

6% Very likely

36% Somewhat likely

38% Not very likely

9% Not at all likely

10% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of
confidence




As part of a Middle Eastern peace agreement, should Palestinian leaders
be required to acknowledge Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state

Pipes: It's wrong to target all Muslims

Daniel Pipes call upon those who oppose Islamism (al-Qaeda, Hamas ) to avoid targeting all Muslims.  It's wrong and indefensible to target all Muslims. //Mark Finkelstein  jcrc@dmjfed.org

Pipes states:

" I have one concern:[some of those who oppose Islamism are taking on an] increasing anti-Islamic tone. Misled by the Islamists' insistence that there can be no such thing as "moderate Islam," my allies often fail to distinguish between Islam (a faith) and Islamism (a radical utopian ideology aiming to implement Islamic laws in their totality). This amounts not just to an intellectual error but a policy dead-end. Targeting all Muslims conflicts with basic Western notions, lumps friends with foes, and ignores the inescapable fact that Muslims alone can offer an antidote to Islamism. As I often note, radical Islam is the problem and moderate Islam is the solution [to defeating Islamism.]"

Source: http://www.danielpipes.org/pubarticle.php?id=650

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BBC News - Radical Islam is world's greatest threat - Tony Blair

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Viewpoints on peace expressed by two ambassadors

 

Israel's Ambassador to the United States,  Michael Oren, expressed optimism in the peace talks.

 

In an opinion editorial, he writes:   Is there any reason for optimism?

Indeed, there is. For the first time in history, most Arab leaders view a Middle Eastern state other than Israel - Iran - as their major enemy. The Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is strong, stable and deeply committed to resolving the conflict based on two states for two peoples, Israeli and Palestinian. In the West Bank, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is working to restore law, order and economic prosperity while similarly pledging to pursue the two-state solution. And President Barack Obama has placed achieving peace at the top of his foreign policy agenda. Never before, perhaps, have conditions been so conducive for a breakthrough.

 http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/09/01/99932_reason-for-optimism-in-mideast.html#ixzz0yToL72Il 

 

 

Palestinian Ambassador to Iran, Salah Zawawi, expressed his opinion, as well.

 

 Tehran, Sept 2, IRNA -- Palestine’s Ambassador to Tehran, Salah Zawawi, said on Thursday:  “With reliance upon Grace of Almighty God and through solidarity of world Muslims, we hope to witness complete eradication of [ Israel] the fabricated regime in due course.”

 

http://www.irna.ir/NewsShow.aspx?NID=253385 

 

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Agha and Malley: Palestinian leader hardpressed to implement a peace agreement

Authors argue that because Palestinians lack a strong, legitimate central authority, " Palestinians would find it difficult to implement an agreement," argues Agha and Malley

At Mideast Peace Talks, a Lopsided Table - Hussein Agha and Robert Malley (Washington Post)

• Staggering asymmetries between the Israelis and Palestinians could seriously imperil the talks. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is the head of a stable state with the ability to deliver on his commitments. Celebrations of supposed institution-building notwithstanding, Palestinians have no robust central authority. Their territory is divided between the West Bank and Gaza. On their own, Palestinians would find it difficult to implement an agreement.
• Participation in direct talks was opposed by virtually every Palestinian political organization aside from Fatah, whose support was lethargic. Abbas' decision to come to Washington is viewed skeptically even by those who back him. If Abbas reaches a deal, many will ask in whose name he was bartering away Palestinian rights. If negotiations fail, most will accuse him of once more having been duped. Abbas will be damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.
• The demographic threat - the possibility that Arabs soon might outnumber Jews, forcing Israel to choose between remaining Jewish or democratic - is exaggerated. Israel already has separated itself from Gaza. In the future, it could unilaterally relinquish areas of the West Bank, further diminishing prospects of an eventual Arab majority.

  Hussein Agha is a senior associate member of St. Antony's College at Oxford University. Robert Malley is Middle East program director at the International Crisis Group and was special assistant to the president for Arab-Israeli affairs from 1998 to 2001. 

• Source:  summary by dailyalert.org on Sept. 2, 2010 .  Article from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090105656.html

Celebrations in Gaza after shooting attack

Celebrations in Gaza after shooting attack



Processions of joy took place at a number of locations in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, after the shooting attack near Hebron, which left four Israelis dead.


Nevertheless, residents expressed concern of an Israeli military response. Palestinians reported that UAVs and fighter jets were seen circling the Strip's skies. (Ali Waked)

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3947257,00.html