'Palestinians' will walk out on talks, Obama laying groundwork to blame Israel
It was obvious from Friday's press conference, in which President Obama called for Israel to extend the 'settlement freeze' but ducked a question on 'Palestinian' recognition of Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, that Obama is laying the groundwork to blame Israel for the talks falling apart. Even Democratic supporters of Israel recognize this. A Democratic, pro-Israel activist is blunt with me: “So much for having figured it out and ‘letting the parties sort it out.’ Now you can be sure the Palestinians are walking out and the administration is laying ground to blame Israel.” Indeed, why else would Obama in the midst of delicate negotiations bring this up at a press conference? It surely isn’t to make the Palestinians feel pressure to remain in the talks. He’s not calling for a moratorium on killing Jews, nor is he publicly advising Mahmoud Abbas that he’d be throwing away a golden opportunity for peace if he runs from the talks. The most he is telling Abbas is to accept the Israelis’ concessions, if they knuckle under to Obama. (He said to Abbas: ”You’ve got to show the Israeli public that you are serious and constructive in these talks so that the politics for Prime Minister Netanyahu, if he were to extend the settlements moratorium, would be a little bit easier.”)As to why Obama would be willing to jeopardize his party's chances in the midterm elections, Obama may already be figuring that the midterm elections are lost, and therefore there's no reason to keep up the charade of friendship to Israel even until the first week in November.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:58 PM
2 Comments:
Obama is a tool, he is being used to carry out a job: the destruction of Israel. He will do as he is told. To his masters, he is not irreplaceble.
Hi Carl.
His feelings towards Israel are much stronger then his feelings for his party "Blood is thicker then water"And you become a Muslim by birth.
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