Israel’s President Peres Calls for Two-State Solution

[oberliner]

Israeli President Shimon Peres called for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, in an exclusive interview with CNBC on Tuesday.

"We have to enable the Palestinians to have an independent state of their own, and live like neighbors, not like enemies," said 89-year-old Peres, whose political career has spanned 66 years.

Peres added that barriers to the peace process were more "psychological than real".

"I think the greatest problem we have is skepticism and a belief that peace is impossible… To have peace we have to overcome the problem," Peres said.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100820589

[sabbat hunter]

1. I wish

the Israeli president had more than mostly ceremonial duties and his words could be used to move the process along.

[delrem]

2. What process?

[azurnoir]

3. you know

the piece process, it's been going for decades

[delrem]

4. It's known that Netanyahu is a liar.

It's known that Netanyahu's actual intentions are closer to those of Bennett than is officially described (esp. that leaked video). Obviously Peres knows this too, and all Israeli politicians and even 1/2-way astute political observers know this.

Given this fact, I consider any reference to a "2-state solution" coming from that quarter to be an absolute baldfaced lie. Hasbarists who refer to a "2-state solution" as some panacea are lying because such a "solution" isn't in the cards they are playing, their "universe of discourse" not containing anything of truth.