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Why Netanyahu cant give Abbas a map before direct talks

Why Netanyahu cant give Abbas a map before direct talks - © Drzz

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Why Netanyahu Cant Give Abbas A Map Before Direct Talks

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By Dr. Aaron Lerner

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Friday, July Second ? 2o Tammuz 5770

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When Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu explains that he can't draw a map before first reaching an understanding regarding conditions on the ground he isn't engaging in delaying tactics. He is being responsible. That's because the lines on that map are very much a function of the conditions on the ground. Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen) is calling for Netanyahu to provide him with Israel's map and security arrangement requirements before he enters into direct talks.

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At first glance this demand doesn't necessarily conflict with Netanyahu's stand since, after all, the map would be explicitly predicated on the acceptance of the security arrangement requirements Netanyahu presents along with the map. But only at first glance. Because we all know what would happen the millisecond after Israel presented a binder that included a map. That's right. The map would be pulled out of the binder and take on a life of its own. A life independent of the security arrangement requirements that accompanied the map. All the verbiage, graphics, etc., can't prevent this from happening.

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And in the absence of the security arrangements associated with it, the map can't possibly delineate anything coming close to being either secure or stable lines. Netanyahu knows this. And Abbas certainly knows this. So it comes down to this :  if President Obama is serious about reaching a secure and stable arrangement on the ground and not just a photo op signing ceremony he will support Prime Minister Netanyahu's insistence that the map is derived from direct talks rather than presented as a prerequisite to talks. Any other position will only serve to demonstrate that achieving a secure and stable arrangement is, at best, only a secondary or tertiary goal for the White House.

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Copyright Dr. Aaron Lerner, Independent Media Review & Analysis 2010

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