Bibi starts to get it right
While he'll be terrible for domestic policies in Israel, as a PM he's showing why I think he should be the Foreign Minister under Livni.
Notice the difference between two "plans" being discussed.
Arab Plan:
1) Israel withdraw to the Armistice Line and give the Arabs all territory including the areas holiest to Judaism
2) All Jews be ethnically cleansed from the additional lands Arabs demand
3) The people at war with Israel get to arm themselves however they wish
4) As many Arabs who claim they were made refugees by an Arab war and wish to move get to move to Israel
5) Only then might the Arabs agree to peace
Bibi Plan:
1) Arabs immediately show they're interested in peace by openly recognizing Israel
2) Arabs accept they started the 1948 war, so they deal with the refugees
3) A new Arab neighbor making peace, with no supposed enemies, who've fought to destroy Israel for more than 60 years, should prove their intentions by being demilitarized
4) The Old City of Jerusalem, holy to Jews since long before Mohammed was born, stays in Jewish control
5) The Pals negotiate a real border and quit demanding ethnic cleansing
6) Then Israel will feel safe enough to agree to peace
Can't help it, the later just seems to make more sense. That is, if context and history matter. If not, well...
Notice the difference between two "plans" being discussed.
Arab Plan:
1) Israel withdraw to the Armistice Line and give the Arabs all territory including the areas holiest to Judaism
2) All Jews be ethnically cleansed from the additional lands Arabs demand
3) The people at war with Israel get to arm themselves however they wish
4) As many Arabs who claim they were made refugees by an Arab war and wish to move get to move to Israel
5) Only then might the Arabs agree to peace
Bibi Plan:
1) Arabs immediately show they're interested in peace by openly recognizing Israel
2) Arabs accept they started the 1948 war, so they deal with the refugees
3) A new Arab neighbor making peace, with no supposed enemies, who've fought to destroy Israel for more than 60 years, should prove their intentions by being demilitarized
4) The Old City of Jerusalem, holy to Jews since long before Mohammed was born, stays in Jewish control
5) The Pals negotiate a real border and quit demanding ethnic cleansing
6) Then Israel will feel safe enough to agree to peace
Can't help it, the later just seems to make more sense. That is, if context and history matter. If not, well...