Comments on: Israeli Officials: US ‘Flexible’ on Settlement Freeze Demand

By: gerardantoine

gerardantoine — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:08:36 +0000

If the whole of the West Bank were to become the proposed Palestinian "State" then the Jewish settlers in their hitherto illegal settlements will have to have Palestinian citizenship and no longer have the protection of the IDF. They also will have to be disarmed. A very interesting situation emerges. The settlers have the choice to return to Israel or stay and become Palestinian citizens, which they will not accept. Personal I think that a Palestinian "State" s a sheer pipedream, it will never happen and this war of artrition will continue for decades to come.

By: zouppie

zouppie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:55:20 +0000

Ariel Sharon had to disabuse George W of the notion that as President he had some say over the formulation of United State's Middle-East policy. It looks as if Netanyahu will have to provide the same service to Obama, our current "coward in chief"..

By: edgarh

edgarh — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:33:12 +0000

$$$ talks, BS walks.

By: www.benwhite.org.uk: the blog » Blog Archive » Not exactly a surprise

www.benwhite.org.uk: the blog » Blog Archive » Not exactly a surprise — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:14:41 +0000

[...] In the end, the US made it clear there would be no consequences for ignoring the demands, and after a few weeks of harsh rhetoric it seems they are poised to drop the matter more of less entirely. [...]