about cantor + Palestine/Israel peace talks:
Unbelievable.
Wednesday, as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met for final status peace talks in Jerusalem, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor gave a press conference all but dismissing their efforts.
The Palestinians came to the table despite a staggering surge in settlement construction. Yet Cantor arrogantly proclaimed that peace would never come without a "cultural mind-shift" among Palestinians and throughout the Arab world.
A mind-shift is surely needed, most of all by Eric Cantor and others who seem to be itching to sabotage the best opportunity we've had for years to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Peace requires a mind-shift from cynicism to hope, from casting blame to pursuing solutions. And most of all, peace requires a mind-shift that stops viewing a two-state solution as some kind of favor to the Palestinians and instead sees it for what it is: a necessity for Israel’s survival as a democratic, Jewish homeland.
Sign up to become a Contributing Member of J Street today and help us continue to bring about this mind-shift in American politics and the American Jewish community.
For $10 a month or a one-time donation of $36, you can help us end the occupation and create a better future for Israelis and Palestinians.
By becoming a Contributing Member you’ll make it possible for us to lobby Congress, organize in synagogues and on campuses and build the “great constituency for peace” Secretary of State John Kerry has called for.
Frankly, we’re not likely to change Eric Cantor's mind. But we can make sure that this time around, his voice and those of his allies aren’t the ones guiding the debate.
We can ensure that for every cynic who tells the sides, "don’t even bother," there’s a chorus of voices saying why peace can, and must prevail.
But we can’t do it without your help. Join J Street as a Contributing Member today and stand with the great constituency for peace.
Thanks,
Jeremy Ben-Ami
President
Don't mean to promote J-Street necessarily, but 'interesting' info here, imo. E