. . . and then we’ll talk.
From today’s New York Times:
“Israel expects the Palestinians to first recognise Israel as a Jewish state before talking about two states for two peoples,” a senior official in Netanyahu’s office quoted the new prime minister as telling George Mitchell, U.S. President Barack Obama’s special envoy.
Why not just tell them they have to hit themselves repeatedly in the face with a hammer before you’ll deign to speak with them?
