The last two years have proven that the situations in the Mid-East can change dramatically at any given moment, so that defensive strategic planning of Israel’s future borders can not be based on a snapshot of reality in 1995, or in 2005 or even 2013.
By Dore Gold
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has been doing his utmost over the last several months to persuade U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on the merits of his demand that Israel accept the 1967 lines as the basis for a future border before any negotiations can be resumed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded firmly that he refuses to accept any preconditions for sitting at the table with Palestinian negotiators.













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