More popcorn needed: 'Palestinians' accuse Kerry of 'appeasing Israel' over Iran
But Abed Rabbo told Voice of Palestine radio that Kerry had plunged the process into crisis by seeking to "appease Israel through agreeing to its expansion demands in the (Jordan) Valley under the pretext of security."
US acquiescence to Israel's security demands was aimed at "silencing the Israelis over the deal with Iran and achieving a fake progress in the Palestinian-Israeli track at our expense", he said.
Abed Rabbo was referring to the Nov. 24 interim accord reached in Geneva between world powers and Iran, whereby it agreed to some curbs on its disputed nuclear program in exchange for the easing of international sanctions.
Dan Shapiro, the US ambassador to Israel, said on Monday there was no quid pro quo between the Iran and Palestine talks.
"These two issues concern both Israel's security and our security and the interests of all the Middle East, that it be a more quiet and stable region. But we do not see any linkage in which we seek to give on one issue and receive on the other," Shapiro told Israel's Army Radio.Shapiro's comment is pretty ironic given that the Obama administration has tried for the last five years to link Iran to the 'Palestinians,' claiming that Israel would never get the support of the Arab countries for an attack on Iran without their first being a 'Palestinian state.'
Israel has not commented on the US proposals but cabinet minister Yaakov Peri said on Sunday the government had not yet agreed to them.That may well be true. But it's clear that the US position on the security proposals is closer to Israel's than to the 'Palestinians.'
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, borders and security, Dan Shapiro, John Kerry, Jordan Valley, linkage, Yasser Abed Rabbo
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:36 PM
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