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Title: Obama to aides: Netanyahu will never do what it takes to achieve Mideast peace
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Haaretz
URL Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma ... achieve-mideast-peace-1.362964
Published: May 20, 2011
Author: Haaretz Service
Post Date: 2011-05-20 02:13:35 by socalv8
Keywords: Obama, WW III, Tool
Views: 5438
Comments: 30
U.S. President Barack Obama does not think Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will never make the concessions necessary to achieve a Middle East peace deal, the New York Times cited Obama aides as saying on Friday. The comments attributed to associates of the U.S. president comes amid what is turning become into a veritable war of words between Israel and the U.S., following Obama's Mideast strategy speech on Thursday in which the American leader voiced his support for a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders. Following Obama's speech, Netanyahu, who is set to meet the U.S. president later today, said Thursday that Israel would object to any withdrawal to "indefensible" borders, adding he expected Washington to allow it to keep major settlement blocs in any peace deal. "Israel appreciates President's Obama commitment to peace," Netanyahu said, but stressed that he expects Obama to refrain from demanding that Israel withdraw to "indefensible" 1967 borders "which will leave a large population of Israelis in Judea and Samaria and outside Israel's borders." In what seems to be a response to Netanyahu's comments, Obama aides told the New York Times that the U.S. president did not believe Netanyahu will ever be willing to make the kind of concessions that would lead to a peace deal. Those comments, which seem to heat an already intense atmosphere between Netanyahu and Obama, comes just hours before a fateful meeting between the two leaders in the White House on Friday. Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor expressed disappointment Thursday in regards to Obama's Mideast policy speech, saying he failed to propose a serious plan for achieving Mideast peace. "Today, the president outlined his hopes for Mideast peace – a goal that we all share – but failed to articulate a serious plan for achieving this goal," Cantor said in a statement. "This approach undermines our special relationship with Israel and weakens our ally’s ability to defend itself." "The President’s habit of drawing a moral equivalence between the actions of the Palestinians and the Israelis while assessing blame for the conflict is, in and of itself, harmful to the prospect for peace. In reality, Israel - since its creation - has always proven willing to make the sacrifices necessary for peace, while the Palestinians on numerous occasions have rejected those offers."
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#5. To: socalv8 (#0)
Why do you think this isn't true? Remember, Netanyahu's coalition includes extremist "settlers" that go out at night with Uzi's strapped to their backs to cut down Palestinian Olive and Lemon trees. Most of these people believe the God gave them Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and they are not about to give it back. They are as a big a problem as is Hamas. Unfortunately, some of the most influential and militant "settlers" are American citizens. This is one reason why we are so hated by the Palestinians. They should be stripped of American citizenship because they are essentially implementing a private foreign policy, which is not allowed by U.S. law.
Rahm Emanuel says bullshit.
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#15. To: jwpegler (#5)
They should be stripped of American citizenship because they are essentially implementing a private foreign policy, which is not allowed by U.S. law.
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