Israel Threatens to Withdraw From Peace Path After UN Vote
Hawkish Govt May Abandon Offer of Territory Concessions
Reacting with fury following a vote by the United Nations Human Rights Council to endorse the Goldstone Report, the Israeli government is now threatening to abandon its previous indications that it could offer territorial concessions for the creation of a Palestinian state out of a portion of the occupied territories, effectively ended the peace process.
The Goldstone Report details war crimes by both the Israeli government and Hamas during the January invasion of the Gaza Strip, and the Human Rights Council has now forwarded it to the UN Security Council for consideration.
Israel has been pressuring the Fatah faction to get the UN to drop the matter, threatening to place sanctions on the West Bank and abandon the peace track to punish them if the vote took place.
The Goldstone Report is almost certain to die here, as the US will no doubt veto any measure in the Security Council to prevent it going any farther. The real question, however, is if the peace process, or what passes for a peace process these days, has died with it.
rybo1
October 17th, 2009 at 6:00 am
The pariah state of Israel was never on a peace path in the first place. The only path they are on is the path of control and expansion. Israel is a cancer to the body of the Middle East. Unfortunately, this cancer is malignant and growing.
DrFix
October 17th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Withdraw from peace path? That's a hoot. They never were on any path other than their own and peace didn't have a damn thing to do with it.
DrFix
October 17th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Withdraw from peace path? That's a hoot. They never were on any path other than their own and peace doesn't have a damn thing to do with it.
paulBass
October 17th, 2009 at 11:26 am
HA
AndersK
October 17th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
the path to peace is paved with …. er… mass murder ? .
Phonk
October 17th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
That cancer has taken control of the whole US aparatus Hitler may be demonised for centuries to come but he did remove that cancer from Germany. just one man curred a great nation for centuries to come, USA don't and will not have that man who can free a grat nation from the clutches of zionist
canadaguy
October 17th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
This isn't surprising, the idea of any real two-state solution at this point is virtually dead. I have predicted that the ultimate end will be a one-state solution, and while most Israelis don't want this, many have essentially admitted it is inevitable:
http://watching-history.blogspot.com/2009/10/isra...
james
October 17th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Fuck Isreal, she is a whore of a state!
Phonk
October 17th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
The Jews in general are allowing the isreali to destroy any dignity left Goldstone have tried to repair one thing and the resistance is awesome…………US congress is so scared to be honest and truthful every single one of them knows where the truth lies, but they toe the line to their masters in the Knesset. what a bunch of unpatriots unamericans. these congressmen don't fear God they fear human just like them and Israel depends on USA on everything yet USA is plugged with this cancer.
Unbelievable……..get Hitler to help you schmucks
The whole world knows you are governed not from washington you are a laughing stock and everyone knows it except aMERICANS
omop
October 17th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
The US is again faced with the opportunity to act decently,morally and reclaim the dignity and respect of what it stood for for many years after WWII. By wondering 'WHY DO THEY HATE US' and continuing Isreali dictated policies the US faces increasing HATRED AND DISGUST FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD.
If the US lets slip this opportunity to act honorably and not reign in the Zionists the hatred and disgust of America can only increase throughout the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America.
Shaun
October 18th, 2009 at 1:26 am
well, that's pretty much what I was going to say except worded better, so no need to repeat it.
Shaun
October 18th, 2009 at 1:53 am
In the end I think it's instructive for Americans – if they were paying attention which they probably aren't – to see Israel kick Obama in the teeth in thanks for shielding them from the Goldstone reccomendations. We have only the Netanyahu government to thank for that, with special recognition going out to Lieberman for making Israel look so good internationally. Seriously though, I hope this at least wakes a few people up.
Andy
October 18th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Israel is like a spoiled brat kid who is a suck and takes his ball and goes home because it doesn't get its own way. It was never genuinely interested in peace anyways.
Oldtimer
October 21st, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Amen Andy, only when the brat gets home with it's ball it should quit agitating trouble and ferment for the rest of the world.
They have never wanted peace and never will. Always been a spoiler.