One of the problems with Israel seems to be that they can never do something because it’s the right thing to do. They usually have to bargain for something in exchange.
Here’s the way Netanyahu put it: “The continuation of unilateral withdrawal without receiving anything must stop. In business, there are no free lunches, and this also is true with politics. There can be no free withdrawals.”
Israeli maxim: Occupy a country and then make the people pay a price to get part of it back. When they object, accuse them of refusing to take advantage of opportunities for peace.
When their various ministers and prime ministers travel to the US or Europe, they claim to be interested in peace, but they’re looking for a bargain.
