Why is Israel refusing to seek peace yet again?

Aug 14, 2010 by lightning | Posted in Politics

Israel has rejected a new Palestinian offer to base peace talks on establishing a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders. The proposal was based on a statement from the Middle East Quartet of the US, UN, the European Union and Russia earlier this year

Because the other condition of the Palestinians has to do with settlement building and Jerusalem. Palestinians still want Jerusalem as their capital but Israelis will never agree to that, so they are destroying Arab homes and gravesites to pre-empt any

| Aug 14, 2010

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it is the world’s largest trader, importer and exporter (20% of global goods exports and of global goods imports and 30% of services and incomes transfers). This means a strong European voice in international discussions on how to organize global aid more effectively. The EU has 27 member countries and a population of over 500m, some 7% of global population. This economic weight makes the EU a key player in international economic discussions whether at the WTO or in the G20. The EU is the world’s largest integrated economy, representing some 22% of global GDP....

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