A speech by US Special Envoy Martin Indyk to Israel Lobby faction WINEP focused on the failed Israel peace talks, faulting settlement expansion and warning that the lack of a two state solution threatened “binationalism.”
Indyk’s comments practically mirror a speech by Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni on the nation’s Army Radio, but that didn’t stop Israeli officials from being officially outraged by Indyk’s comments.
Officials insisted Indyk shared blame for the talks’ failure, and that he didn’t make any significant contribution to the peace process during the last round of talks, which collapsed in March.
Though the talks collapsed after Israel reneged on a prisoner release, the official Israeli government narrative is that the collapse was entirely the fault of the Palestinians for a unity deal that came along an entire month later.
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IT is always the Palestinian`s fault.
The ungrateful Israel, which has never been serious about any negotiated settlement where they do not get everything, has just bitten one of the many hands that feed them. Martin Indyk, former Ambassador to Israel, and the man appointed by Obama to steward the peace talks for the US, has been an Israeli and AIPAC shill for his entire life. As the Clinton Ambassador to Israel in 2000, Indyk had the ignominious distinction of being the only sitting US ambassador to have his security clearance pulled for "improprieties" with classified information with the Israelis. For a period of time he needed to be accompanied by a state dept. security agent inside his own embassy! However, not even Indyk is compliant enough for Israel.
When an ex-AIPAC, ex-WINEP, pro-Israel envoy like Indyk is accused of causing the failure of peace talks, it's time for the USG to throw in the towel, and let Israel solve its own problems with no more US aid or cover at the UN.