'Palestinian Authority' 'surprised' Obama said Abu Mazen may not be interested in peace
Although a PLO official acknowledges the possibility that President Obama really did tell a group of Orthodox rabbis that 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Some of Abbas’s aides said they were expecting “clarifications” from the US Administration before commenting on the remarks.That's why I asked in the title to that post whether Obama had an epiphany or whether his statement was an election ploy. I agree with the 'Palestinians' that it's most likely the latter. Israel is likely to place significant pressure from Obama if God forbid he wins another term. We have to keep our eye on the ball now and not be distracted by politically motivated statements emanating from the White House.
“We were completely surprised to hear the statements that were attributed to President Obama,” one aide told The Jerusalem Post. “But we have to be careful and check whether Obama really said such things.”
A PLO official told the Post that he did not rule out the possibility that Obama had indeed said that Abbas is not interested in peace.
“This is all part of Obama’s election campaign,” the official claimed.
“Obama is obviously trying to win the Jewish vote in the upcoming election.”
Obama, he added, “knows very well that it is the Israeli government, and not the Palestinian leadership, that is foiling the peace process through its policy of construction in the settlements and refusal to accept the two-state solution.”
Labels: Abu Mazen, Barack Hussein Obama, Campaign 2012, Palestinian Authority, two-state solution
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:59 AM
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