Peter Deutsch: “Let me again mention a follow-up to that point directly. The modern State of Israel, as the gentleman pointed out on his…”

“Let me again mention a follow-up to that point directly. The modern State of Israel, as the gentleman pointed out on his chart, is 54 years old, and there are still many in the Palestinian community who again do not accept Israel's right literally to exist, want Israel to be destroyed, and for many in the Palestinian community, Israel is viewed no differently than the crusaders who took 150 years for the crusaders to leave. It is only a third of the way to that time frame. But I think for those of us who understand the history of the State of Israel, it is not crusaders. I think part of what is going on now, and we can see it ourselves on TV or read about it, is that the Jews that are there are not leaving. This is a permanent home. This is not a temporary home. This is not a way station for the Jewish people; this is a permanent residence. I think when the Palestinians understand that, and I think that they will understand it, maybe they will not understand it this week or this month or maybe even this year or maybe even this decade, but when they understand that, the peace that the gentleman talked about that was on the table at Camp David will be an accepted peace.”