Word: olmert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Aloni: "A West Bank state, if demilitarized for security reasons, might be a real solution." Olmert: "The West Bank is too limited for a separate independent state. Such a state would by nature be expansionist...
...Olmert is far less flexible on the Palestinian question. "The P.L.O. has a clearly stated purpose, articulated in the Palestinian National Covenant, the destruction of Israel. There can be no negotiations with the P.L.O. until the covenant is abolished...
...Olmert is extremely dubious about the possibility of Arab governments relaxing their stance and recognizing Israel. "Political positions among the Arabs may have changed, but the basic Arab approach has not. Sadat has never promised to sign a peace treaty, and he has said that a return to the pre-Six Day War boundaries will not even bring about a state of non-belligerency. He is only prepared to negotiate on a military level, not on a political...
...split between Aloni and Olmert, which indicates the basis of the ideological struggle between left and right in Israel is demonstrated again by their differing views on the Plausibility of a Palestinian state on the West Bank of the Jordan...
...Olmert claims that 95 per cent of Israeli citizens would agree with his general assessment of Israel's foreign policy options. Aloni believes that Israelis can and must come to terms with the Palestinian question if peace is to be achieved. As she says, "I think if Rabin takes a strong stand on recognizing and negotiating with the Palestinians, if he believes in what he is doing, he can take his case to the people and win a majority. But I fear that he will postpone a decision as long as possible...