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“The Israeli prime minister came here today and said that Israel is surrounded by those who want to destroy it,” Safadi said at a Friday press conference shortly after Netanyahu finished his speech at the UN General Assembly.

“We’re here — members of the Muslim-Arab committee, mandated by 57 Arab and Muslim countries — and I can tell you very unequivocally, all of us are willing to guarantee the security of Israel in the context of Israel ending the occupation and allowing for the emergence of a Palestinian state,” Safadi passionately argued.

Netanyahu “is creating that danger because he simply does not want the two-state solution. If he does not want the two-state solution, can you ask Israeli officials what is their end-game — other than just wars and wars and wars?”

Also, video of the statement.

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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I was just thinking because it'd be the ones you'd want guarantees against. It'd be like Russia guaranteeing Ukraine's security or vice versa, neither side would put their faith in such a guarantee.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Yet it's the only way to peace. Germany and France put their faith into each others' guarantees after WW2 and created the EU. Peace is possible.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

That peace only came after one side was soundly defeated and occupied. Not sure it makes for a good precendent.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The Arabs have already been soundly defeated and occupied. Multiple times.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago

TIL Israel has defeated and occupied the 57 Arab and Muslim countries mentioned in the article.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm obviously talking about the Palestinians and the Lebanese, duh. And as far as defeat, yes they have defeated also the Egyptians, Jordanians and Syrians, and a few others.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -2 points 1 month ago

It's not just the Lebanese and Palestinians that we are talking about and they'd have to trust for the guarantees. Obviously the situation is nowhere close to France and Germany post WW2.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is raising the bar to a ridiculous and silly level. Are you seriously going to argue for ...Algerians, Indonesians and Afghanis being threats? Their immediate neighbours to the south, west and east have normalized relations and are squarely within the Atlantic system. The Saudis and the Gulf states are almost there, too (had it not been for October 7th, this would have already happened). As the Syrians are basically a failed state, the only ones that are left are quite literally the Lebanese and the Palestinians. The influence of Iran hinges precisely on the legitimate grievances of these peoples. Address those, and you got peace. But you don't have the Greater Israel of the Israeli far right's wet dreams.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -2 points 1 month ago

You are the one who made the comparison though

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

You were talking about Ukraine and Russia. That's two neighbours. My comparison is reasonable.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago

I was talking about how neither side actually trusts each other. You were saying with trust peace is possible, but the cause for that peace was that Germany was solidly defeated, occupied and had their arm twisted in the matter. It's not really the same as what the situation is as of now with Israel and Arab world.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I honestly cannot see how the Arab world's arm can be further twisted. Israel is the one doing the ethnic cleansing, if anything it's their arm that needs to be twisted.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

That's what I mean, I don't think it will happen. Security guarantees from each other won't work.

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