While the US stumbles with Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, others are taking the lead
By Audrey Farber | Mondoweiss | December 8, 2010
Yesterday brought us the news that the Obama administration is giving up on pressuring Netanyahu on settlements.
Are they giving up, or are they just losing their edge? Apparently, “U.S. officials said they were not abandoning the peace effort altogether, just changing tactics.” Unfortunately, “it was not immediately clear what other proposals the Obama administration might put forward.” So is there something better up their sleeve? Such a change – after all, the American focus in Israel has been dedicated to settlement freezes for almost the entirety of Obama’s reign – could indicate its abdication of the role of mediator, the recognition of the futility of the “peace process”, and the first steps towards recognizing Palestine. Or more likely, it indicates that the Israeli government has a worse stranglehold on the US than we previously thought and ever dared dream. Obviously the Obama administration realizes the futility of the process, though it’s a shame they’re handing Netanyahu this victory on a silver platter.
This settlement freeze failure is making the US administration the laughing stock of Israel and Palestine alike. Ehud Barak claimed “talks with U.S. officials over a settlement freeze had stopped because Washington was distracted by the WikiLeaks controversy and its need to focus on the confrontation with North Korea.” You’d think they’d be able to multi-task, but I guess asking one small thing from Netanyahu on top of all these other concerns was just too much. From another side, aide to Abbas, Yasser Abed Rabbo, criticized this newfound weakness of the American role in negotiations. If the US is “the one who couldn’t make Israel limit its settlement activities in order to conduct serious negotiations, how can he be able to make Israel accept a fair solution?…This is the big question now.” The illusion of America’s role as team leader in this “peace process” has been shattered, and we see now that when it comes to Israel and Palestine, as far as the US is concerned, the Israelis will get what they want.
As this is just further proof that the Netanyahu-Lieberman military-industrial complex has us exactly where they want us and we’re a fairly useless ally for peace and justice, it’s time for someone else to step up to the plate and have a go at this perennial intractability. Indeed, both Israel and Palestine are prepared for this eventuality. Barak sees Barack’s withdrawal as putting Israel in “danger of becoming increasingly isolated internationally. Israel is concerned with the success of one Palestinian tactic: persuading countries to recognize an independent Palestinian state within borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East War.” … Full article
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It is an illusion that the Israelis did NOT get what they want. Look at the Palestinians.. starving, no water, no heat, no clothing, no jobs,no life, no help, no hope. When did the a=holes never get their way.. God sees it all baby…. He sees it all, and it has been computed. He will be riding down on His Great White Horse soon, He has had a belly full… look out world….
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Anyone who actually believed that the US was acting as an honest broker, that really wanted a settlement between the Palestinians and their oppressors is a delusional idiot to begin with.
WTF???
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There! That’s two of us… you KNOW there is POWER in the truth, hybridrogue…… What a joke they try to make us swallow s*&t like this.. it is the TIME of the Apocolypse.. the revelation of GREAT TRUTHS! Let’s turn the page of this book, and see that the Tribulation, JUSTICE, is the last chapter! GO GOD!
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it is the TIME of the Apocolypse”~Joyce
Yes veils are lifting for all with eyes to see.
We all face these Tribulations, they are already at hand.
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https://alethonews.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/gaza-bakeries-to-close-down-next-week/
We have been in the Tribulation for all our days on earth. The only peace for the likes of us is in Heaven, where we belong. You see the link above. My heart bleeds for the Gazans, and all the truly persecuted ones of the world. Those of us who love truth and justice will escape HIS wrath. Rev. 3. We have already experienced the hatred of evil.
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And, isrealis will shut down the internet via Wackoleaks, so we cannot communicate with each other and it will put a stop on criticism of israel.
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WIKILEAKS WORKING FOR ISRAEL
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/12/08/gordon-duff-busted-wikileaks-working-for-israel/
http://www.nysun.com/editorials/julian-assange-and-jonathan
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/wikileaks-assange-police-tuesday
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Dear Last Crusade, you love truth and justice.. We won’t need to communicate with each other where we are going. Rev. 3 says: because you have persevered, I will take you out of this world before judgement.’ We can communicate face to face, and it won’t be about israel. GOD is a WHOLE lot bigger than any of them (atavisms.) Trust in Him, have Faith, and Love Him with all of you. We are going to be better than ok.. when this comes about. God has promised. He says in Isaiah, do you not believe because I have not done anything yet??? well guess what, when God speaks to you as the friend HE is to you, you will know it. I speak to Him in my mind, my heart and my soul. Talk to HIM… HE will tell you what is true. HE is your friend. We are friends right here, reading this post. We are NOT alone. When GOD is with us, WE have HIS power!!!
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satans lies
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