“The Israeli prime minister came here today and said that Israel is surrounded by those who want to destroy it,” Safadi said at a Friday press conference shortly after Netanyahu finished his speech at the UN General Assembly.

“We’re here — members of the Muslim-Arab committee, mandated by 57 Arab and Muslim countries — and I can tell you very unequivocally, all of us are willing to guarantee the security of Israel in the context of Israel ending the occupation and allowing for the emergence of a Palestinian state,” Safadi passionately argued.

Netanyahu “is creating that danger because he simply does not want the two-state solution. If he does not want the two-state solution, can you ask Israeli officials what is their end-game — other than just wars and wars and wars?”

Also, video of the statement.

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    That peace only came after one side was soundly defeated and occupied. Not sure it makes for a good precendent.

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      The Arabs have already been soundly defeated and occupied. Multiple times.

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        TIL Israel has defeated and occupied the 57 Arab and Muslim countries mentioned in the article.

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          I’m obviously talking about the Palestinians and the Lebanese, duh. And as far as defeat, yes they have defeated also the Egyptians, Jordanians and Syrians, and a few others.

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            It’s not just the Lebanese and Palestinians that we are talking about and they’d have to trust for the guarantees. Obviously the situation is nowhere close to France and Germany post WW2.