http://spectator.org/blog/2011/09/17/perry-palestinians-must-recogn
I APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENTS AND I LIKE GOVERNOR PERRY AND I HOPE IS THE THE NEXT PRESIDENT BUT…..”RECOGNITION” AND “SECURE BORDERS” ARE JUST WORDS….ARABS HISTORICALLY HAVE ABROGATED OR FLOUTED EVERY SINGLE AGREEMENT EVER SIGNED EVEN AMONG THEMSELVES….THE ONLY ANSWER IS FIRM ANNEXATION……AND IT IS HIGH TIME TO SUPPORT THAT….AND GIVE NETANYAHU A BIT OF SPINE…..RSK
Texas Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry wrote an op-ed taking the Palestinians to the woodshed for their plans to seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state. He also admonished President Obama for distancing himself from Israel while pursuing engagement with Iran and Syria. While the Obama Administration has been notable for exerting pressure on Israel, a Perry Administration would put the pressure where it belongs:
The United States must affirm that the precondition for any properly negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is the formal recognition of the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state behind secure borders.