[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA:

Here it is. Read it carefully:

"start to make the hard decisions to bring a balance between the aspirations
of the Israelis for security and make that blend with the aspirations of the
Palestinian people for their sovereignty"

Here is what one suspects Emanuel meant: You Israelis are correct that a
sovereign Palestinian state will compromise the security of the Jewish
State. So I am not going to debate you on this issue. I am not going to
argue that jumping off the roof may kill you. But you have to "blend" your
desire not to die as you slam into the pavement and the need to create a
sovereign Palestinian state. By the way - our bond is unbreakable but you
damn well better jump off the roof.

But since Emanuel introduced the idea that there is a need for balance then
here is an Israeli interpretation: a sovereign Palestinian state is a step
towards the destruction of Israel. This isn't the view of some small
minority. The polls shows that both in Israel and among American Jews the
overwhelming majority recognize that the Palestinians see the "two state
solution" as no more than a step towards the "final solution" - Israel
destroyed.

The "hard decision" is for the Palestinians to back down for sovereign state
and switch gears to "autonomous state", with Israel making more "hard
decisions" to maximize the ability of such an "autonomous state" to thrive.
this can mean spending, for example, more money on security technology to
further expedite Palestinian commerce.

Interestingly, a good part of the "nation building" activity in the current
two year PA program jibes with "autonomous sate" building as much as
"sovereign state" building.]

Rahm Emanuel: Now is not the time for a new Mideast peace plan
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent Last update - 18:57 20/04/2010
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1164182.html

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said in an interview on Monday that
the time has not come yet for a new U.S. Mideast peace proposal.

In an interview with Charlie Rose on Bloomberg Television, Emanuel
emphasized that a new U.S. plan isn't the correct move at this time.

"A number of people have advocated that. That time is not now. The time now
is to get back to the proximity talks [and] have those conversations that
eventually will lead to direct negotiations, start to make the hard
decisions to bring a balance between the aspirations of the Israelis for
security and make that blend with the aspirations of the Palestinian people
for their sovereignty," Emanuel said.

The U.S. Chief of Staff went on to describe the relationship between the
United States and Israel as "solid."

"Our bond with Israel is unshakable and unbreakable both as it relates to
security, as it relates to a common set of values and also as a common
strategic vision because the threats to Israel are similar to some of the
threats the United States faces," he said.

Emanuel also expressed strong faith in the relationship between U.S.
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. When asked
whether the relationship is cordial and constructive, Emanuel answered that
"it's a constructive, honest relationship amongst not only friends, but two
people who also have responsibilities to their respective countries: total
honest, very constructive working relationship," said Emanuel.

On cooperation regarding Iran, he said that "Iran, as Israel describes, is
an existential threat to them. The United States has seen Iran's desire to
get a nuclear weapon as its own sense of threat, which is why it organized
the P5+1," said Emanuel, speaking of the meeting of the United Nations
Security Council and Germany on Iran.