On the orders of Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Israel has formally severed all civil and diplomatic contacts with the Palestinian Authority, describing the move as “retaliation” for a UN Security Council resolution critical of Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian land.
Defense officials say Israel’s security cooperation will remain unchanged. The Palestinians did not get to vote on the UN resolution, but praised it, saying it at the very least provided a clear denunciation of the occupation policies of Israel.
Palestinian Authority officials also downplayed Lieberman’s announced “retaliation” against them, saying they hadn’t noticed any difference in coordination with the Israeli occupation forces since the announcement. It hasn’t been clear what the differences might be so far, as there were no significant talks ongoing which would be halted by the withdrawal of diplomats.
There is speculation that it might lead Israel to revoke work permits recently issued by the Israeli government for Palestinian construction workers, and plans for an industrial zone project in the occupied West Bank might also be impacted in some way, though as of yet there is nothing concrete, and this “retaliation” may largely be for show.
“Defense officials say Israel’s security cooperation will remain unchanged.”
Israel wants only to take, and to take for free.
The PA should cut off all security cooperation for the duration. Everything the Israelis want to keep, cut it off. All or nothing.
Instead, they ought to start protecting Palestinians from the settlers who attack them, by force against the IDF which protects the attacks if necessary. Make it obvious what is happening, in the only language the outside world will notice.
If that means the Israelis will crush the PA and step in and run their own occupation instead of having stooges run it for them as a puppet quasi government, so much the better for Palestinians. This has got to end.
Israel pulled their settlements out of Gaza it did not seem to help any one even a little bit The Arabs living in Israel and think they are occupied by Israel should count themselves lucky they are not living in the Muslim countries around Israel where their head might be chopped offThe Arabs iiving i palestin should forget about being in the religion of killers
So Israel is “retaliating” against the Palestinians for a vote by UN Security Council in which the Palestinians were not even allowed to vote? And our political “leaders” of both parties in Congress are supporting Israel and opposing our own President on this matter? It is long past time for loyal Americans to let their so-called “representatives” in Congress know what we think about US politicians whose first loyalty is to a foreign government rather than our own.
Obama should recognize the state of Palestine and appoint an ambassador while Congress is in recess. Under the Constitution the President has the power to extend diplomatic recognition without Congressional approval and to appoint an ambassador while Congress is in recess. In November Jimmy Carter suggested that Obama do that.
Jimmy Carter should have passed laws that denied the white people the right to vote and pass laws . Than only allowed colored people to vote and pass laws . keep it that way for two hundred years . And than call it equal justice under the law . Obama should disarm all Missouri police officers and hire only negroes to be police officers in Missouri . Why haven’t Obama and Carter not done this in America when they know so much About justice in Palestine and so little about justice in America .
some times reality has to replaces equality
My comment earlier this morning was not posted. There was no vulgarity or anything that was off the wall. It was about Israeli-Jewish influence and how “the exceptional nation” lost its sovereignty, etc.,etc……… Antiwar, really doesn’t do much except stay on the sidelines. Thanks “antiwar”, I won’t waste my time again. We mustn’t rustle the feathers, must we?
As I’ve repeated over and over for years, if a comment is caught in our automated moderation filters it may be a bit before I am around to to look at it. As I write this, it is 6am where I am, so “earlier this morning” was the middle of the night.
If you think Antiwar.com should have moderators on duty 24/7 so that nothing ever gets left for more than five minutes without being attended, well, I agree and look forward to hearing that you got with Angela Keaton, our executive director, about donating salaries for three eight-hour shifts of full-time employees to cater to your every immediate desire.
I doubt that any donated amount will cause a comment complaining about “what Jews are up to” to pass muster, though.
Well, Thomas. It looks like my reply is being held for moderation again. This sort of takes the fun out of posting on antiwar.com. Have you thought about reprogramming the AI? Seriously, what is it about my posts that is triggering the robot assistant moderator?
There’s a basic AI operated by Disqus. That’s not something I get to “reprogram.”
Above and beyond that there are rules which are programmable — most of which I did not create, a few of which I did.
For the most part, I’m not going to talk about what those rules are, but one should be fairly obvious:
For every comment in which you refer to “Jews” or “the Jews” or some other variant of “Jew” in a perfectly legitimate way, there are quite a few more from the Stormfront types that are not and never will be allowed on Antiwar.com. That’s not my call to make, although I’d probably make the same call.
A side effect of that is that comments with such references WILL be held for moderation and I will go through them as quickly and as often as I can, approving your legitimate ones and sending the Stormfront crap to the trash can.
Is there some subjectivity involved there? Yes.
Do you, or I, have to like it? No. That’s how it is whether we like it or not.
And such is Israeli negotiation, 50 years of BS and still lies and duplicity.
It is time for the BSD initiative to get into high gear.
Yes BSD is getting in high gear . More and more people are refusing to do business with organization that are practicing BSD against Israel every day .. BSD is back firing on the discriminators now more than it is harming Israel
Where to start…
“Maybe the Arabs should buy land too…” Too? News flash, Sparky, the Israelis don’t BUY the land they build their settlements on, they steal the land and then legalize the theft in the Israeli courts.
“60 years aid is to much aid” Absolutely…the Israelis have been at the US teat since 1948, giving very little in return. It’s time for the Israelis to find another non-symbiotic host, the American people are tired of watching our country decline while the Israelis live off the US taxpayer.
Old story – guy gets chewed out by his boss – goes home and kicks dog.
Totally blind nonsense.
Yes I know but a lot of the Muslims can’t help it they have been lied to since birth .like racists in the deep south .
Dear Eric, I was referring to those who try to convince the world that Palestinian land was given to them back in the bronze age.
Avigdor Lieberman, the ugly face of a violent, fascistic Israel.
Stop funding Israel …
Former Supreme Commander of NATO and U.S. Secretary of State Gen. Alexander Haig…described Israel as “the largest US aircraft carrier, which does not require even one US soldier, cannot be sunk, is the most cost-effective and battle-tested, located in a region which is critical to vital US interests. If there would not be an Israel, the US would have to deploy real aircraft carriers, along with tens of thousands of US soldiers, which would cost tens of billions of dollars annually, dragging the US unnecessarily into local, regional and global conflicts.”[6]
So says Alexander Haig, the biggest suck-up and brown-noser to serve since Benedict Arnold. If there was not an Israel, the American military could have been cut deeply after the Soviet Union dissolution. Instead, we have spent trillions killing Arabs for Israel’s pleasure.
Translation: You’re going to start spamming Antiwar.com’s comments with the same cut-and-paste Hasbara crap you repetitively posted last time you came around.
it was a good comment though I never heard it before
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This person think Israel is good because without Israel, the US would be dragged into local, regional and global conflicts. That is so backwards and mixed up its not funny. You have this all wrong.
No matter what anyone thinks of the vote, or veto withheld in this case, the duty of every outgoing administration is to enable a smooth transition so the incoming administration can form and follow its own policies.
In the British style of transfer of government, as an example, the new PM takes office very often the next day, preventing the vindictive and damaging actions which are especially typical of leftists.
Perhaps a noble objective of the new administration would be to introduce legislation and a system enabling a much speedier transition.
pet·u·lant
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adjective
(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
“he was moody and petulant”
synonyms: peevish, bad-tempered, querulous, pettish, fretful, cross, irritable, sulky, snappish, crotchety, touchy, tetchy, testy, fractious, grumpy, disgruntled, crabby; informalgrouchy, cranky
“he’s as petulant as a spoiled child”
Israel interfered in the affairs of my country (along with the CIA & Hillz) to undermine Rudd and install Gillard as PM, leading to three years of political instability.
If the Israelis behaved like a semi-normal nation, nobody would give a stuff about them. We’ve had enough of their drama queen antics.
Please, there is good reason American’s single out Israel & it is stated above. Israel holds way too much sway over our government. Will Israel learn from history & realize that there are dangerous consequences when a minority tries to control the majority? The old saying “Often clever, never wise” comes to mind. Omar Barghouti? I suspect most supporting BDS, like me haven’t heard of this guy. And like me, their goal is justice, however it can be achieved.
“it might lead Israel to revoke work permits
recently issued by the Israeli government for Palestinian construction
workers….though as of yet there is
nothing concrete,” Funny.
“Israel has formally severed all civil and diplomatic contacts with the PA” but I bet Israel is still collecting the PA’s taxes.
Its not like the walls will come down or the genocide will stop. “Civilian ties” were just a facade to shield them from daily condemnation of their crimes against the Palestinians.
Good comment .Why do you think so deep can’t anyone else think past adding 1 +1 .
The only organization I would rather get out of is the North American Terrorist Organization .NATO
Netanyahu bragged at the time, that it took the world’s eyes off a Two-State Solution. That was when the Raelis put the Palis on that “starvation diet” as they called it, and have economically smothered them ever since.
Does this mean that Palestine should not expect, support or tolerate Israeli police and military invasions and incursions into the West Bank any longer. No more Palestinian home invasions. No more kidnapping of Palestinians in their homes without warrants or probable cause. No more kidnapping of Palestinian children by Israeli police. Good deal got Palestine…
That is what Israel calls democracy.
Keep trying imbecile. Enjoy the hasbarite pay of 40 4skins per post.
Skywalker,
I wish I could accommodate your interest, but I can’t. The nature of automated moderation rules is that if those rules are available for public examination, the people who want to break them will look for creative ways of getting around them while still conveying the proscribed messaging.
You’re right that Zionism is a form of racism. Or, rather, a form of identity politics, which is a form of collectivism. Ascribing behavioral, entitlement, etc. characteristics to “the Jews” is noxious whether done with positive or negative intent.
..as it is noxious whether done with positive or negative intent to any group.
It doesn’t matter what Knapp likes or doesn’t like. I don’t like cleaning toilets, either, but when I was being paid as a janitor to do so, I did it.
That said, “talking about Jewish influence in US foreign affairs” does not violate Antiwar.com’s guidelines. Talking about it as if “the Jews” are some kind of monolithic group conspiring in furtherance of such influence is.