Tal G. brings us the Ze’ev Schiff article about CFR doing a research for US State Dept. The aim: how to bring about a Palestinian State according to the scheme outlined by Pres. Bush. The Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University refused to take part. This shows how serious this research is.

Get this: “The Palestinian position as expressed in the study totally ignores the last 22 months. They act as if they defeated Israel in war and are now dictating terms for an agreement.”
Hilarious!

“There is not a word about the 580 Israeli dead and more than 1,500 Palestinian dead. Just as it's impossible to discuss protecting the American rear without a mention of the attacks on the Twin Towers and Pentagon and the lessons learned from those attacks, it's impossible to discuss security arrangements between Israel and the Palestinians without dealing with the current conflict.”
Wanna bet?

"The State Department can waste the American taxpayer's money. Israel has to regard the latest Palestinian demands, coming as they do while the IDF is inside Palestinian cities, as either chutzpah or a joke."
I don't think Israel has to regard Palestinian demands at all. The Palestinians will have to learn to behave themselves first.

Oh, and Dr. Yossi Beilin's in the article, too. Lucky us.