A simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ will do.
‘Obama committed to ejecting Jews from Judea-Samaria,’ says Abbas
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday told reporters in Cairo that he is convinced that US President Barack Obama is firmly committed to finally ejecting the Jews from Judea and Samaria.
Abbas spoke to the press after briefing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on his visit to the White House late last week, during which Obama apparently agreed with his guest that existing Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria must not even be allowed to experience “natural growth.”
(Via Fausta) While I am willing to believe that there may have been either a breakdown in communications somewhere - or that yet another Palestinian leader is willfully never missing a chance to miss a chance - there needs to be some clarification on this issue. Israel is not going to even freeze settlements in the West Bank, let alone dismantle them. Meanwhile, the Palestinians apparently expect that the settlements will be removed, because that’s what the USA has decided to do. The two positions cannot be reconciled. This really does need to be addressed: if the President goes to Cairo without everybody involved already knowing precisely where his administration stands on this issue, the President’s Cairo speech will fail. And by ‘fail’ I mean ’start up another round of violence.’
Which will not be the President’s intent, but that won’t matter.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
Setting up Obama for a 'trade'
mas1916 Monday, June 1st at 10:19AM EDT (link)Obama probably is committed to removing the settlements. The chosen one is also committed to allowing Iran to possess nuclear weapons.
Team Obama will use its popularity to try to force Israel to withdraw these settlements, but Netanyahu will resist. The Israeli PM may be preparing a deal that the US will allow Israel (with US assistance) to take out the Iranian nuclear threat in exchange for removing a few of the settlements.
Yeah, I don't see O as being of any assistance whatsoever
janis Monday, June 1st at 10:34AM EDT (link)in taking out the Iran’s nukes. His administration has already made it fairly clear that they are prepared to just live with the fact of a nuclear Iran. On the other hand, if you’re right in your calculations, Ahmadinejad may have to prepare himself for a strongly worded letter or two on the subject.
Hope his feelings won’t be hurt.
Sorry Moe, that would be a 'yes' which has always been
The_Gadfly Monday, June 1st at 12:51PM EDT (link)defacto if not pronounced policy. Even under Bush the “professionals” worked out an “agreement” which had Israeli police forcibly removing recalcitrant settlers who didn’t want to leave.
And what mean ‘um “another round of violence”? I’m not aware the previous round ever ended. Well, other than the papers reporting about it that is.
We’ve been called racists enough now that it shouldn’t bother us any more.
-AChance, http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/11/03/what-men-may-do-we-have-done/#comment-24463
If NY23 was a beat down for Conservatives, what do you call what happened to Progressives in NJ and VA?
inspired by ColdWarrior, http://www.redstate.com/hooah_mac/2009/11/04/ny-23-the-agony-of-defeat-not-so-much/#comment-156
they can be reconciled
red4ever Monday, June 1st at 4:45PM EDT (link)Israel is deciding what happens on their own territory regardless of what the USA wants to give away. Think Munich. The big 4 powers got together and agreed that Czechoslovavia would give up territory to Germany. No one asked the Czech government’s opinion on the matter. Netanyahu is refusing another Munich.
Or else the President said what he thought Abbas wanted to hear, with no intention of following through. Never, of course imagining in these days of 24/7 information and instant communication anyone would find out what he said to some foreign guy.
Okay, maybe it is both. It’s Obama, it’s highly possible.
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.
Dante
Guess I may as well say a little something on this.
Kenny Solomon Monday, June 1st at 5:08PM EDT (link)This is “the tip of the iceberg”.
U.S. Support Of Israel Only With Construction Freeze
Of course you can have my guns……. Bullets first.
I didn’t say rounds, shells or magazines……
I said bullets first.