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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Does Israel recognize Palestine? There are posters here who actually say there is no such thing as a Palestinian. The Likud Party's platform describes Gaza and the West Bank as part of Israel.  Why are you concerned about the position of only one party in this conflict?
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NP here. Yesh Atid, a member of the ruling coalition, along with Likud, supports a two state solution, so it isn't like the governing coalition has one position, and Likud has to go along with the wishes of their partners, or their coalition will collapse. Also, Likud has in the past held talks for disengagement. As for emphasis on Hamas, [b]many posters here have claimed that Hamas wants a two state solution[/b].[/quote]

Those posters are wrong about Hamas. But, along the lines of your argument, Hamas joined the unity government with Fatah and the unity government supports a two-state solution. So, if transference of the government policy to Likud works, it should also work for the Palestinian unity government to Hamas.

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I'm not saying Likud wants a two state solution based on transference, I'm saying Israel's government wants a two state solution. Likud, however, has held disengagements, which implies supporting a two state solution. Fatah is not involved in this current crisis, despite having a unified government, so in the context of what is happening now, they are irrelevant.[/quote]

Netanyahu, Israel's current leader (so I assume what he says matters) just ruled out a Palestinian state:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/18/benjamin-netanyahu-palest_n_5598997.html

and

http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-finally-speaks-his-mind/

"He made explicitly clear that he could never, ever, countenance a fully sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank."

"But on Friday he made explicit that this could not extend to full Palestinian sovereignty."

So, does anyone want to distinguish between the positions of Hamas and the Prime Minister of Israel?
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Sure. Hamas does not recognize Israel. At all. As in 'kill and capture from sea to sea' Israel, knowing this, is still willing to let there be a Palestine, just not a sovereign one with such a murderous goal. Nor would I. If people wanted to kill me, I would do what I could to keep murderous tools from their hands[/quote]

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