ISRAEL

NADLER After over 480 ░░░░░░░░ of violence and tens ░░░░░░░░ thousands of casualties civilian ░░░░░░░░ I m cautiously optimistic ░░░░░░░░ the ceasefire deal that ░░░░░░░░ in place to end ░░░░░░░░ fighting and finally allow ░░░░░░░░ release of the hostages ░░░░░░░░ you know the ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ occurring in three stages ░░░░░░░░ the end of which ░░░░░░░░ are due to have ░░░░░░░░ return of the hostages ░░░░░░░░ have all the hostages ░░░░░░░░ to have a surge ░░░░░░░░ desperately needed humanitarian aid ░░░░░░░░ Gaza and complete withdrawal ░░░░░░░░ Israeli forces I am ░░░░░░░░ in the implementation of ░░░░░░░░ one with the concomitant ░░░░░░░░ of 33 hostages I ░░░░░░░░ not confident to put ░░░░░░░░ mildly about stages two ░░░░░░░░ three The Netanyahu government ░░░░░░░░ opposed to a two ░░░░░░░░ solution which is the ░░░░░░░░ solution possible I ll ░░░░░░░░ to that in a ░░░░░░░░ and does not seem ░░░░░░░░ about phases two and ░░░░░░░░ which would lead toward ░░░░░░░░ two state solution I ░░░░░░░░ to believe that a ░░░░░░░░ state solution is the ░░░░░░░░ solution possible There are ░░░░░░░░ the Mediterranean and the ░░░░░░░░ about 7 million Jews ░░░░░░░░ about 7 million Arabs ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians Either you have ░░░░░░░░ one state solution or ░░░░░░░░ two state solution A ░░░░░░░░ state solution gives you ░░░░░░░░ choices You give the ░░░░░░░░ the vote along with ░░░░░░░░ Jews in which case ░░░░░░░░ Zionist dream of 2 ░░░░░░░░ years of an independent ░░░░░░░░ state goes up in ░░░░░░░░ or you don t ░░░░░░░░ them the vote in ░░░░░░░░ case you have an ░░░░░░░░ state and that is ░░░░░░░░ and unacceptable So we ░░░░░░░░ great difficulties in ending ░░░░░░░░ war because ending the ░░░░░░░░ will only come about ░░░░░░░░ conditions that lead that ░░░░░░░░ are convinced that Arab ░░░░░░░░ and others in the ░░░░░░░░ believe are conducive to ░░░░░░░░ two state solution The ░░░░░░░░ Accords were fine but ░░░░░░░░ couldn t go any ░░░░░░░░ and they can t ░░░░░░░░ any further without a ░░░░░░░░ to a two state ░░░░░░░░ I believe that Hamas ░░░░░░░░ Israel at the time ░░░░░░░░ did in order to ░░░░░░░░ the addition of Saudi ░░░░░░░░ to the Abraham Accords ░░░░░░░░ the progress of the ░░░░░░░░ is such that I ░░░░░░░░ t believe it can ░░░░░░░░ unless there is a ░░░░░░░░ a believable commitment to ░░░░░░░░ two state solution and ░░░░░░░░ I do not believe ░░░░░░░░ current Israeli government is ░░░░░░░░ either to ending the ░░░░░░░░ to implementing phases two ░░░░░░░░ three or to a ░░░░░░░░ state solution In fact ░░░░░░░░ they were if the ░░░░░░░░ were to do that ░░░░░░░░ would fall because of ░░░░░░░░ two right wing parties ░░░░░░░░ would lead it While ░░░░░░░░ is definitely far afield ░░░░░░░░ I cannot help but ░░░░░░░░ on the words of ░░░░░░░░ Od Lo Avdah Tikvatenu ░░░░░░░░ hope is not yet ░░░░░░░░ We have a lot ░░░░░░░░ work to do in ░░░░░░░░ and the United States ░░░░░░░░ if we want to ░░░░░░░░ the peace we have ░░░░░░░░ push for a two ░░░░░░░░ solution and that means ░░░░░░░░ for it in the ░░░░░░░░ of these of the ░░░░░░░░ because I don t ░░░░░░░░ that phases two and ░░░░░░░░ with the release of ░░░░░░░░ hostages beyond the first ░░░░░░░░ can occur unless people ░░░░░░░░ that a two state ░░░░░░░░ is feasible well it ░░░░░░░░ clearly feasible but it ░░░░░░░░ completely feasible politically and ░░░░░░░░ whoever s in power ░░░░░░░░ Israel.”