Further to our pre-speech opinion piece in JTA over the weekend:
RESPONSE TO THE NETANYAHU SPEECH
As Israelis, our 15 thousand activists are exceptionally concerned at Prime Minister Netanyahu’s crash tonight in which, violating campaign promises, he spoke admiringly of the Palestinian state concept, as though there were not already an ample entity of this description in Jordan. A leader who is convinced there is justice in his enemies’ contentions, and none in the convictions of his own people, clearly will be unable to protect his own people. Netanyahu’s endorsement of the Palestinian state concept, as against his campaign promises, can only result in rockets raining down on the heads of his own voters in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Israel’s sole international airport; Netanyahu has preferred the unjust over the just and Palestinian-administered war over peace. He is turning his back on his own people. Too fast, it has become a shame and embarrassment to be part of the coalition of this man who refuses to stand up for his people.
Susie Dym, spokesperson for Mattot Arim
an Israeli grassroots organization working toward peace-for-peace since 1992
97289471273 www.mattotarim.org