Lieberman v. Clinton on 'settlements'
Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a real knockdown dragout on Wednesday afternoon over Israeli 'settlement' building.
Let's go to the videotape and I'll have more below. The 'fun' starts with the very first question at the 4:10 mark and it runs until about the 10:30 mark when they move on to Iran.
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By the way, Secretary of State Clinton fell and fractured her elbow sometime after her press conference with Lieberman on Wednesday (Hat Tip: NY Nana via Little Green Footballs). Can we call that an Act of God?
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Sounds about right.
I am surprised at how meek Lieberman seems when he talks and answers questions. Is he intimidated by Hillary Clinton?
If Hillary's fracture were a clear sign from G-d, then Ted Kennedy would have been killed by a drunk driver long ago.
I always thought Israel's claims that limiting natural growth meant limiting births to be rhetorical. It's not. From Mitchell's press conference on Tues June 16, transcribed on the State Dept web site found at
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/06a/125011.htm
QUESTION: Well, what does natural growth mean? I mean, can you just use it in --
MR. MITCHELL: I’m constantly asked by editors, you know, please give a plain explanation of what natural growth is.
QUESTION: If it’s for your editor. (Laughter.)
MR. MITCHELL: Well, of course, one of the issues is that there is no universally used and accepted definition. The most common definition is by the number of births, but there are many variations of that. I’ve had numerous discussions with many Israeli and other officials, and there are almost as many definitions as there are people speaking. But I think the most commonly used measure is the number of births.
Mind blowing.
I noticed that early this morning Carl - when we suffer an injury or an illness, it may be nothing more than something we couldn't avoid. At other times, G-d may be using them to send us a message to force us to look at our lives so that what happens next is to our benefit. The Torah lays out what happens when you curse Israel. America is going to have problems with G-d by its bullying of Israel and Hillary's elbow fracture is just one scene in a very big picture. But don't look for the Adminstration to see it.
Stuart, Obama wants to decide how many babies Jews can have?
Mind-blowing, indeed. Is it time for revananters to practice celibacy?
Heh
Even I cringed a bit at the uncomfortable situation.
I was very happy to see Lieberman finally ask that question - to which of course Clinton responded with "don't worry, we can push you - we have in the past..."
Most of us here understand that the settlements are entirely legal as per the Mandate, League of Nations, United Nations resolutions, etc. The case has been made eloquently by those like Eugene Rowstow, Dore Gold, George Will and others (even Madeleine Albright admitted that the settlements are not illegal in response to a direct question on NBCs Today program).
The question is why successive Israeli governments utterly fail, nay refuse to disabuse the international community of this misapprehension.
Thanks for the hat tip, Carl.
Don't tell anyone, but I was smiling when I saw that.
'Can we call that an Act of God?'
B"H
/I wonder if a Jewish surgeon will do the repair, and decide that anesthesia is not needed..
Shy Guy,
Good one! I saved it. Thanks.
Moshe Feiglin has observed the most dangerous thing about Netanyahu's agreement to the establishment of a Palestinian state is that it amounts to an acceptance of the Arab narrative the Jews are foreign interlopers and colonialists on Arab land. No one will remember the conditions attached to the acceptance - the principle established is all that matters. The only real issue then is how to remove the Jews from it. That is the way the issue is going to be framed by Obama and the rest of the world and the pressure on Israel will only intensify in the future. Netanyahu brought Israel only momentary respite and the assault on Israel is being renewed with full force. Eventually Israel will be forced to agree to a Palestinian state regardless of her objections. Once established, the Arabs will be free to proceed to finish off what remains of a forcibly shrunken Israel. What is Israel's answer to that scenario?
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