Pro-Israel advocates typically point out that Israel has repeatedly had to defend itself against attacks by neighboring Arab states and counter that reverting Israel's border to borders which existed before the Six-Day war would not allow Israel to have defensible borders.<ref>[http://www.defensibleborders.org/amidror.htm Defensible borders]</ref>
The Israeli government of Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] is openly opposed to the proposed "Palestinian" statehood , he supports Jewish settlements on the West Bank, and is threatening retaliatory action. US officials, notably Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] are also opposed.
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