Israel Matzav: Time is on our side

Time is on our side

This is from a story about Israel's rejection of Abu Bluff's demand for a three-month construction freeze in Jerusalem.

But Amos Gilad, the head of the Defense Ministry’s diplomatic-military bureau, said that direct talks should not be forced on anyone. “There is no alternative to direct talks,” he said, speaking at the 10th Herzliya Conference, “but if they fail, that could be worse than anything.”

Gilad said that the PA security forces were effectively fighting Hamas in the West Bank because of the trauma of losing Gaza to Hamas, which he called “Hamastan.”

But, he cautioned, “Hamas must disappear before peace can be reached.”

Indeed.

Contrary to what our politicians have been trying to sell us since 1993, it is Israel, and not the 'Palestinians' that has all the time in the world. If the 'Palestinians' want to wait another ten years for direct talks until there are a million Jews in Judea and Samaria, let them. The more Jews there are in Judea and Samaria, the less likely that the 'Palestinians' get their state reichlet. And that's with or without Hamas' disappearance (which must happen for Israel to have any hope of living in peace with the 'Palestinians').

There isn't going to be a political settlement in my lifetime or in most of yours. Deal with it.

Heh.

Israel Matzav: Time is on our side