Israel had a good thing going over the last several years, claiming some nominal support for a two-state solution while having in its back pocket a US veto for any resolutions at the UN Security Council supporting the creation of a Palestinian state.
A spat between Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama, coupled with Netanyahu openly campaigning on his opposition to Palestinian statehood, seems to have changed that, and Obama has warned Netanyahu that the US is re-assessing its policies on Israel.
That could mean a lot of different things, but administration officials say it includes serious consideration of backing a UN Security Council resolution supporting, in principle, Palestinian statehood along the 1967 borders.
Pretty much the whole rest of the Security Council supports such resolutions as a matter of course, and the reason they never pass is because the US vetoes them for being “unhelpful” to Israel. Acrimony between the two nations may have changed that perspective, and Netanyahu’s open opposition to Palestinian self-determination could lead the US to conclude that he needs some serious coaxing to that end.
Israel and its governments for last 60 years been a government of deceptions, a warmongers, a regional bullying institutions for Europe and USG. If USG and Europeans are serious about their actions against Israel than it is time for a total boycott from all direction to be implemented today, not tomorrow but rather yesterday. Otherwise people as Netanyahu been promising and changing their mind about two stats solution while stealing pakestiians land in one hand and in the other exposing their real racist and their political apartheid system for last 60 years.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Amen…Obama has no stones.
100% correct. USG has been purchased. Ain't gonna change.
Let me guess what this "reassessment" will be: even more military aid for Israel.
Let's hope so. I like there direction things are going. Obama at least vis-a-vis israel is try to rehabilitate himself. But there's still a long way to go to establish anything resembling a reasonable healthy relationship instead of this pathetic abused wife in love business that's going on right now.
Actually Israel is 51 st of America. Kept in the closet to circumvent UN charges of USA war crimes
Israel is the real state and 50 states of U S of A are appendages of Israel
No, the US is the overseas colony of Israel. Criticism of the Israeli government is rampant in the Knesset and the Israeli press; none is permitted in the colonial government or press in Washington.
Corporate rich — Take this place and shove it where the sun don’t shine
The corporate rich supply over 90% of all political donations in both Empire USA Israel. So, as neither this article nor all the posers here say a word about it, take care that you waste not the slightest emotional capital here, as it’s all illusion funded by the corporate rich here.
Seriously want to rattle Israel, make AIPAC a foreign Lobbyist organization as well as ANY other Israeli lobby group! No Money handouts to Politicians no power to make them do their bidding! Also call UN security council and change the current Security council resolutions to MUST COMPLY IMMEDIATELY, noting that Congress cannot stop either from happening!
The problem I have with AIPAC is not its existence, but its arrogance. I know the American Jewish community is really divided over Netanyahu and the whole of what is going on in the Middle East. But I am wondering if some American Jew/s have the goods on Obama to make him back off and crap himself–because just like AIPAC, he thinks he's the Teflon don as well.
The term you are trying to remember is "register as a foreign agent." That's more serious than a lobbyist since the organization would be subject to more public disclosures under the Foreign Agent Registration Act.
http://www.fara.gov/
http://cleanupwashington.org/lobbying/page.cfm?pa…
US could have coaxed them at any time ever since 1967, by saying we'll remove our support if you don't retreat to your legally required borders and abandon your (war crime) settlements, or just not vetoing dozens of resolutions calling on Israel to do this.
It's the entire world demanding Israel return to its legal borders. The US could have enforced it any time and chooses not to, including under Obama, ongoing right now.
One could only hope, but I seriously doubt that would happen. Obama won't want to piss off the Jews that are big donors to his party, even though it would be a great way to flip off both Netanyahu and nearly the entire Republican caucus.
At this point, I'm ready to think Obama will go with a Palestinian resolution just to put the wind up Netanyahu- and as much as I dislike Obama in general I will give him full kudos if he goes through with it. Then again, supporting an independent Palestine is only taking a big monkey off of Israel's back- start rethinking those big checks we give them each year and THAT will definitely get Bibi's attention.
As for the big donors to the Democrats, I'm not really seeing them being able to field anyone of consequence in the next Presidential election so donor issues may be irrelevant- Obama wants to salvage his 'legacy' and his pension is already secure, so what does he care?
As if he is not already full of hot air . . . .