Israeli concessions to the PA in Judea and Samaria and in Jerusalem would bring Palestinian terrorist groups within rifle and rocket range of the rest of Jerusalem and other major population centers, thereby endangering all residential neighborhoods of Jerusalem and civilian aircraft landing and taking off from Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport.
At the very least, the U.S. and Israel should be insisting on the observance of the road map plan, not discarding the checks and balances it was supposed to provide to ensure a genuine peace process. The Annapolis talks will proceed in flagrant disregard of these requirements. For any negotiations to proceed, Palestinian action is vital on ending terror and incitement to hatred and murder and creating the minimal conditions in Palestinian society necessary for peacemaking.
Logic dictates that such steps are prerequisites for any peace talks and no concessions or rewards for the PA should be forthcoming from either the U.S. or Israel until these things happen.
