In an unusually frank public criticism of Israel, Vice President Joe Biden said the administration is feeling “overwhelming frustration” in trying to deal with the Netanyahu government in Israel, in particular as it relates to seizing Palestinian land and expanding settlements in the occupied territories.
During his speech, made to Israel lobby group J Street, which is generally opposed to Netanyahu’s policies, Biden said he believes Netanyahu is generally moving both the US and Israel in “the wrong direction,” and toward a de facto one-state solution.
In moving toward a one-state solution, in which Israel keeps the occupied West Bank forever, Biden warned that Netanyahu is setting up a situation in which the Jewish state will no longer have a Jewish majority. He added that he is pessimistic about the chances of any peace deals happening any time soon.
During his last election campaign, Netanyahu disavowed support for the two-state solution, though he has since gone back to claiming he supports the idea in principle. Israel’s main opposition, the Labor Party, has also seen its leader insisting Palestinian statehood is impossible.
Israel has spent decades in this position in practice, insisting they have some theoretical backing for peace, but ensuring that no progress is made to that end. The Netanyahu government’s repeated needling of the Obama Administration, however, seems to have made them unusually willing to call Israel on this tactic.
“Oh, we’re so frustrated with you bibi. Here’s your $40+ billion.”
The marriage is on the rocks, but I doubt they’ll get a divorce
anytime soon.
How about an annulment?
How about a more compliant spouse ?- Hillary is ready.
You’re on to something there! Either Hillary, Cruz, or Trump will be much more compliant.
How about turning the tables on the abusive spouse…
Israel is an apartheid state and only sanctions can bring it to it’s knees.
In 1973, the UN adopted the Apartheid Convention which defines
apartheid and even qualifies it as a crime against humanity. Then
again, the UN has become impotent and serve no real purpose.
The UN always serves a purpose. And the countries that have the power to veto in the Security Council are not going to give that purpose up.
Saying that the UN doesn’t serve a purpose is only using the buzz words the US used frequently when the UN is used by other countries to veto US war efforts. The instances when the US used the charge against the UN are illustrative of that.
If you accept that truth then I have no problem with you using it for other nations that find the UN very useful.
And so antiwar friends, let’s make that the lessone we learn today! And don’t use the lie anymore on this board, because that’s not serving our “antiwar” purpose.
Your statements are either incredible disingenuous or astonishingly foolish.
The UN has no purpose other than to delegitimize violence by one side while legitimizing the other side’s.
Well jones, that’s pretty much what I’m saying. Follow along with your finger maybe and you’ll understand. And I even said that you can use the truth for any nation you choose if you don’t like the US being outed on that facts. The UN is not going anywhere and the US is not going to get out of it. Neither are any other SC members. It’s too useful to the SC members, just as Nato is useful to the US and so the US isn’t getting out of that legitimizer either. Regardless of the babbling of Trump’s dog whistling about making other countries pay more.
Truth is, the US needs to foot the whole bill for Nato and the UN because it’s the US that uses both the most to legitimize it’s many wars. Duhhhhh jones!
The 1973 Apartheid Convention became effective when the US decided it no longer had a use for the regime. It’s not clear that will ever happen with Israel, but collapse of the Empire of Chaos would have a similar affect.
Once again, just pretty words. I’ll hold off celebrating until something concrete happens…if ever.
Israel, the old man on Sinbad’s(America the “super power”) shoulder.The “most powerful nation” in history does not have the power to shake off this old man off its neck