The Obama Administration was supposed to be flying high this week on news that the Israel-Palestinian peace process had finally been restarted in the form of indirect talks brokered by the United States. Even the Arab League was on board. It didn’t work out that way.
Instead, Vice President Biden wraps up his visit to Israel with a deep sense of personal humiliation and indications that the ties between the Obama Administration and the Israeli government are worsening, after Interior Minister Eli Yishai, a long-time critic of the peace process, single-handedly scuppered the peace talks with an announcement of another settlement expansion.
Biden has been predictably critical of the move, and President Obama has issued an “unequivocal” condemnation of the move. It cast a pall over Biden’s visit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and refocused his visit from one kick-starting the peace talks to one scrambling to try to rescue them.
The damage to the peace talks appears to be irreparable, however, and Israeli officials are unrepentant. Prime Minister Netanyahu would say only that the announcement was “ill-timed,” while other officials insisted that the settlements would move forward as planned and that Israel would never make another conciliatory move toward the Palestinians.
With so-called 'friends' like Israel who needs enemies?
Can anyone imagine what would have descended on the Palestinians if it were roles reversed and they had been the ones snubbing the US with their latest delaration of construction in occupied Jerusalem? It is a tragedy of our times that the victims of the Holocaust have today mutated into a variety of neo-Nazis that pays no heed to basic human instincts. Having colonized all of Palestine on untenable claims and uprooting its hapless inhabitants, it is incredible that the collective conscience of the world allows for the continued trampling of all attempts to a negotiated settlement. Is it so hard to see that Israel has no intention to seek a resolution of the injustice it caused the Palestinians? By aligning itself with oppressors, the US makes itself an accessory in the crimes. And, you wonder why Americans are so despised! If Palestinians have accepted the reality of Israeli occupation in 80% of their land by recognizing the pre-1967 borders, they have given legitimacy to a forceful occupation of their ancestral homes. If Israel covets the balance 20% including East Jerusalem, one can only hope the US would have the balls to stand up to it.
"By aligning itself with oppressors, the US makes itself an accessory in the crimes. "
Corrections: USA has always aligned itself with oppressors, the US is the kingPin in the M.E.crimes.
FYI: USA funds/equips and uses }sreal as a private run Military base . Sad but true
Back in 1947,USA bribed the 40 countries in the young UN to support the creation of }sreal. Sad but true!
dont act like the US "uses" israel, israel has always been the puppet master, and us has always danced to it's tune. more "victimization" i see
The solution is should be very clear and obvious. Give up on the 2 state solution. There is not enough land left for an economically viable Palestine. The Palestinians should start adjitating for inclusion into Israel as Israeli citzens. Israel is already 22% Arab.
Yeah… well I guess, we will see. I'll believe the "damage" is really that severe when I see it. This could be all part of some bigger intrigue.
On a side note Biden getting humiliated is not really a bad thing. He is not on my "great" politician list. He seems like a pompous arrogant tool.
That smirk on Biden's face while shaking hands with Netanyahu after hearing about settlement expansion made all Americans look like jackasses. ISRAEL is not our friend! REMEMBER THE LIBERTY!!!
This is sort of like the dressing down they gave the Turkish ambassador, and then they had to declare that they humiliated him deliberately to make sure that everyone got the message. But Biden is nothing more than a stand up comic pretending to be VP, and the US is preoccupied with Obama's quest to socialize medicine. The US public won't remember this slight.
"US-Israeli Relations Worsen"???????
Are you SERIOUS?
I got a bridge for sale to anyone who believes such nonsense.
Sounds like the title was written by the the Israeli ("wage war by means of deception") Mossad.
A much more accurate assessment is to be found in the Ha Aretz article stating that the United States, in fact, gave a "green light" to the Israel's construction in East Jerusalem…
Like April Glaspie gave for Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
There will be no peace. Israel never wanted peace. They want and will get Palestine, one piece at a time.
Now, let's put some action behind those words–suspend all aid to Israel until the settlements are halted, the prisoners released and Palestine is no longer under occupation.
Never mind wishing something that will never happen as it is – organize, protest, civil disobedience until the government realizes the cost of supporting Israel….
Aid won't be suspended to Israel because Congress will immediately move to block it.
Protest for campaign finance reform and for the end of the 'special relationship'. A relationship which means the ultimate end of the U.S when Israel starts wars – OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Just like the last 60 years.
Israel is an illegitimate state. Not because of 'anti-semitism' – because it is a fascist racist state.
Which is not hyperbole. Its a fact….
I agree with Ron J……
So what are you going to do about it Tom A.?
It's not going to happen just because you think it should….
So who put the -? Lets hear what you have to say.
Or do I scare you?
Apparently I do.
USA is infested by a Dangerous cult, just as is Israel, Germany ,France,Canada,(NATO)
http://www.eaec.org/cults/judaism.htm
Our only real enemy in the Middle East is Israel!
I've been saying this for years because it;s so obvious. However AIPAC has all the politicians bougt off.
You become what you hate, and Isreal’s actions are similar to the Nazis (racist, militaristic, and selfish/arrogant). Remember the ghettos are the 1st step.
The only language that Israel understands is for EU, US and rest of the world stop doing any business with Isreal …, whatever you want to call the Israel regime, there is no other way unless US and EU wants to have a war with Israel and do a regime change there.. ?
Too bad we can't have a real investigation into 9/11. Exposing Israel's fanatical partisans as the "Masterminds" behind 9/11 is probably the only hope we have of ending this madness. Of course, it's probably too late for even that remedy now, as they will likely provoke WW3 in the near future, before a real investigation has a remote chance to happen.
The best thing that can happen to further peace in the ME and to liberate the Palestinians, is an ever worsening relation between the US and Israel leading to boycotts, sanctions and hopefully ultimately intervention by the US against Israeli NAZIONISM !
The reality is that neither party to the conflict wants "peace", except on its own terms. The Palestinians want Israel to be eradicated and will settle for nothing less, and the Israelis would drive the Palestinians out if they could get away with it, but will settle for the status quo. I take the humiliation of Biden to be part of an effort by Israel to push an anti-Israeli president more and more, and see just how much they can actually get away with.
anti israel president? have you been huffing glue? any divide you see in the media is purely for show so israel can claim it had nothing to do with us invading iran. (which is obviously false) not all palestinians want the complete eradication of israel (although i cant blame those who do want it – israel has contributed nothing good to society in its entire history- what good is it, really? ) the first place the obomnunist went after he secured the parties nomination was to grovel at AIPAC about how much he loved israel and was going to keep the status quo level of fealty to his masters. Joe Biden is no better, hes an admitted zionist, another shill who is entirely worthless.