Palestine Authority

Further, President Obama should have required of the Palestine Authority a public commitment stated in English, Arabic and Hebrew that upon conclusion of peace negotiations and the signing of a peace agreement, the Palestine Authority will state it recognizes Israel as a Jewish state, which it has continually refused to do.

Ed Koch: The Difference Between Obama's and Bush's Positions on Israel Ed Koch 2011

He should have first said that Israel will only be called on to negotiate with the Palestine Authority when Hamas, now an equal partner with Fatah in the Palestinian governing authority, agrees to three conditions required by the Quartet.

Ed Koch: The Difference Between Obama's and Bush's Positions on Israel Ed Koch 2011

He even questioned whether Israel should negotiate with the Fatah-led Palestine Authority if it included Hamas in its ruling coalition because the Islamist group refused to recognize Israel's right to exist even as it insisted the Palestinians negotiate with the Israeli government despite the fact that some parties in Netanyahu's ruling coalition refuse to recognize Palestine's right to exist.

Stephen Zunes: Netanyahu's Speech and the Democrats' Dangerous Embrace of Extremism Stephen Zunes 2011

Further, President Obama should have required of the Palestine Authority a public commitment stated in English, Arabic and Hebrew that upon conclusion of peace negotiations and the signing of a peace agreement, the Palestine Authority will state it recognizes Israel as a Jewish state, which it has continually refused to do.

Ed Koch: The Difference Between Obama's and Bush's Positions on Israel Ed Koch 2011

He even questioned whether Israel should negotiate with the Fatah-led Palestine Authority if it included Hamas in its ruling coalition because the Islamist group refused to recognize Israel's right to exist even as it insisted the Palestinians negotiate with the Israeli government despite the fact that some parties in Netanyahu's ruling coalition refuse to recognize Palestine's right to exist.

Stephen Zunes: Netanyahu's Speech and the Democrats' Dangerous Embrace of Extremism Stephen Zunes 2011

He even questioned whether Israel should negotiate with the Fatah-led Palestine Authority if it included Hamas in its ruling coalition because the Islamist group refused to recognize Israel's right to exist even as it insisted the Palestinians negotiate with the Israeli government despite the fact that some parties in Netanyahu's ruling coalition refuse to recognize Palestine's right to exist.

Stephen Zunes: Netanyahu's Speech and the Democrats' Dangerous Embrace of Extremism Stephen Zunes 2011

He even questioned whether Israel should negotiate with the Fatah-led Palestine Authority if it included Hamas in its ruling coalition because the Islamist group refused to recognize Israel's right to exist even as it insisted the Palestinians negotiate with the Israeli government despite the fact that some parties in Netanyahu's ruling coalition refuse to recognize Palestine's right to exist.

Stephen Zunes: Netanyahu's Speech and the Democrats' Dangerous Embrace of Extremism Stephen Zunes 2011

He even questioned whether Israel should negotiate with the Fatah-led Palestine Authority if it included Hamas in its ruling coalition because the Islamist group refused to recognize Israel's right to exist even as it insisted the Palestinians negotiate with the Israeli government despite the fact that some parties in Netanyahu's ruling coalition refuse to recognize Palestine's right to exist.

Stephen Zunes: Netanyahu's Speech and the Democrats' Dangerous Embrace of Extremism Stephen Zunes 2011

He even questioned whether Israel should negotiate with the Fatah-led Palestine Authority if it included Hamas in its ruling coalition because the Islamist group refused to recognize Israel's right to exist even as it insisted the Palestinians negotiate with the Israeli government despite the fact that some parties in Netanyahu's ruling coalition refuse to recognize Palestine's right to exist.

Stephen Zunes: Netanyahu's Speech and the Democrats' Dangerous Embrace of Extremism Stephen Zunes 2011

He should have first said that Israel will only be called on to negotiate with the Palestine Authority when Hamas, now an equal partner with Fatah in the Palestinian governing authority, agrees to three conditions required by the Quartet.

Ed Koch: The Difference Between Obama's and Bush's Positions on Israel Ed Koch 2011