tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873837983794172904.post885960496393803244..comments2023-10-15T07:25:13.077-07:00Comments on BRUMSPEAK: Annapolis: All Window Dressing or More Going on than Meets the Eye?David Brumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290621672310065155noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873837983794172904.post-10107310617789339112007-11-27T16:31:00.000-08:002007-11-27T16:31:00.000-08:00Now that the Annapolis Conference is under way, we...Now that the Annapolis Conference is under way, we have to consider the possibility that an agreement will be reached but violated at a later date. Carter, Begin, and Sadat negotiated the Camp David Accord years ago. Israel withdrew from Sinai and Egypt recognized Israel—sort of. Blood libels are still shown on Egyptian television and Egypt still does not treat Israel like a real state with a right to exist. The peace is very cold indeed. Any sacrifices Israel makes at Annapolis should be repaid with not simply a hudna but with legitimacy.<BR/>Has President Bush ever made any statements about the three Israelis who have been held by Hamas and Hezbollah for over a year? If he has, I haven't heard them. Bush should make it clear that when Israeli citizens are kidnapped, the world should do more than merely say "Mm hmm."Lao Qiaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295030239306528508noreply@blogger.com