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Rarely are we allowed to witness a man signed his ticket to hell with one sentence.
From the Times of Israel:
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- Obama Mulling Ways To Rebuke Israel On Settlements
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Kerry To Israel: Why Do You Want To “Build In A Place That Will Eventually Be Palestine?”
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Rarely are we allowed to witness a man signed his ticket to hell with one sentence.
From the Times of Israel:
Turning to settlements and Israel’s presence in the West Bank, Kerry on Thursday denied rumors that there was an understanding that Israel would announce new settlement construction in exchange for releasing long-serving prisoners:
”That is not the agreement. The agreement, specifically, was that there would be a release of the pre-Oslo prisoners — 104 [of them] — who’ve been in prison now for many many years, who would be released in exchange for the PA not proceeding to the UN during that period of time.
“Now, the Palestinian leadership made it absolutely clear: they believe the settlements are illegal. They object to the settlements, and they are in no way condoning the settlements, but they knew that Israel would make some announcements. They knew it. But they don’t agree with it. And they don’t support it. They disagreed with it. In fact, they said, ‘We don’t agree. We do not think you should be doing settlements.’ “We, the United States, say the same thing,” Kerry continued.
“We do not believe the settlements are legitimate. We think they’re illegitimate. And we believe that the entire peace process would in fact be easier if these settlements were not taking place. Now that’s our position… But we knew that there was not going to be a freeze. We didn’t negotiate a freeze.”
Still, he said, Netanyahu had promised no settlement building that would change the “peace map” — presumably meaning no major expansion of settlements outside the major settlement blocs.
Kerry argued that recent Israeli settlement plans show a lack of seriousness about the peace process. “Let me ask you something. How, if you say you’re working for peace and you want peace, and a Palestine that is a whole Palestine that belongs to the people who live there, how can you say we’re planning to build in a place that will eventually be Palestine?
So it sends a message that perhaps you’re not really serious. If you announce planning, I believe it is disruptive to the process. But, the good side of it is, during the time we are negotiating, the planning will not translate into building and construction. And the prime minister has said he will not affect the peace map with the construction that takes place.
- Obama Tells Palestinians That Israel Is To Blame
From Israel Today: US President Barack Obama made clear in a recent letter to the Palestinians that he views Israel as the obstacle to peace and will approach further peace efforts from that point of view, according to senior Palestinian Authority...
- One Of The Major Issues In The West Bank Settlements Emerges
Image via WikipediaFrom Earl Cox, a Christian Zionist and MIssionary: For many, the settlement issue essentially boils down to: Should we obey G-d, or should we obey man? Who is our higher authority? Again, a difficult conflict has arisen...
- Netanyahu Makes A Limited Bet Barack Obama Is A Tough Serious Man? Puuuuulllleeeeeeze
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- Obama Mulling Ways To Rebuke Israel On Settlements
From Ed Morrissey at Hot Air: Barack Obama has already gotten a rebuke from Benjamin Netanyahu on the issue of settlements, and perhaps he’s looking for revenge. According to the New York Times, the White House has spent quite a bit of time figuring...
- Why Is It The Palestinians Are Not Being Asked To Initiate Peace?
The United States is putting pressure on Israel to make some "gestures" to the Palestinians ahead of the Annapolis Summit which will attempt to work out an agreement in the Middle East conflict. From AP: JERUSALEM - The U.S. is pressuring Israel to...