President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel hold a joint press availability in the Oval Office July 6, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Calev Ben-David, Bloomberg: U.S. Doubts Over Netanyahu May Spur ‘Other Steps’ on Peace
(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is weighing a new approach to Middle East peace that may be less supportive of Israel, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised doubts that he would ever accept a Palestinian state.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said on Israeli radio Sunday that if it’s impossible to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians as long as Netanyahu is prime minister, the question arises “what other steps can be taken to continue in the right direction of attaining two states for two peoples.”
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 22, 2015
Israel's Dangerous Predicament -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
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Obama's Empty Message to Iran -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
'Hit list' of 100 US troops: What it says about Islamic State power -- Mark Sappenfield, CSM
Unleashed: America Must Pummel ISIS -- Colin Dueck & Roger Zakheim, National Interest
ISIS: Making sense of the spectacular brutality and viral engagement fueling the new state of terror -- Laura Miller, Salon
Boko Haram's Allegiance to ISIS Isn't Nearly as Scary As It Sounds -- Terje Ostebo, New Republic
President Zuma Unlikely to Exit Early -- John Campbell, Council On Foreign Relations
Why Putin's hosting Kim Jong Un -- Alexandra Jaffe, CNN
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Russia Rebounds, Despite Sanctions -- Matthew A. Winkler, Bloomberg
How Greece Became A Basket Case -- David Patrikarakos, Daily Beast
Mass protest in Brazil: The endangered Dilma Rousseff -- The Economist
What happens if Hillary Clinton doesn’t run? Chaos for Democrats. -- Brad Knickerbocker, CSM
Why Are Asia’s Planes Crashing All Over the Place? -- Clive Irving, Daily Beast
1 comment:
If we want to go in the "right direction" assuming it is the "right direction" of two states for two peoples" the first step in this regard is to cut off all financial support for the Palestinians or failing this making it highly conditional such as the aid Israel receives from us.
Currently US aid to Palestine is unconditional unlike the aid to Israel that is highly conditional. Cut off this aid or at least make it conditional similar to what Israel receives and the parties on more equal footing. In such a situation, the Palestinians are likely to be much more amicable to negotiate in good faith.
Since the good ambassador seems so concerned about moving in the direction of two states for two peoples, I've just correctly explained to him how he can encourage his boss to get started.
With that said, given what the Christian and Jewish scriptures say about this land and to whom it belongs I'm HIGHLY skeptical that "two states for two peoples" on this real estate is going to end well for anyone.
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