Comments on: The French think that Jerry Lewis is a genius http://www.yourish.com/2009/11/22/9431 Cutting straight to the point Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:39:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alex Bensky http://www.yourish.com/2009/11/22/9431/comment-page-1#comment-38493 Alex Bensky Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:01:57 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=9431#comment-38493 That there was no temple and that there is no historical Jewish connection to the land is not a sidebar for the Palestinians; it is central to their political narrative, which is why Arafat and Abbas are hardly likely to retreat on the issue. The question is why given that mindset, anyone who looks at the situation dispassionately sees the Palestinians as partners for a realistic peace. How can we get the Palestinians to accept plain historical fact? Obvious--the Israelis must make more concessions. That there was no temple and that there is no historical Jewish connection to the land is not a sidebar for the Palestinians; it is central to their political narrative, which is why Arafat and Abbas are hardly likely to retreat on the issue. The question is why given that mindset, anyone who looks at the situation dispassionately sees the Palestinians as partners for a realistic peace.

How can we get the Palestinians to accept plain historical fact? Obvious–the Israelis must make more concessions.

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