(Washington Times) Clifford D. May - What is it about Israel in general and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in particular that leads to so much careless reporting and tendentious commentary? Can there be any benign explanation for transmogrifying Netanyahu's suggestion that Palestinian statehood is not achievable "today" into the charge that he rejects a Palestinian state "outright," and has vowed that a two-state solution will "never" be permitted? Were Israelis to withdraw today from the West Bank, PA President Mahmoud Abbas would likely be overthrown by Hamas, the Islamic State or Iranian-backed militias. I am not saying - nor was Netanyahu - that Palestinians and Israelis will "never" be able to live as neighbors, in independent states. Israelis will support a Palestinian state - if Palestinians will reciprocate by accepting the Jewish state and agreeing to end the conflict. The writer is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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