In May of 2009 reports were coming out of President Obama’s support for Palestinian statehood. There were restrictions, to be sure, but the call for a contiguous Palestinian state was seen as a major move, unheard of for a US President.
Two years later, President Obama is planning to give another speech Thursday night, on the eve of a state visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The new speech is said to be a significant retreat, with the president openly condemning the Palestinian bid for statehood and issuing new demands to the Palestinian Authority.
The two year interim between the two policy positions has been a rocky one, with the US starting a mostly unproductive indirect negotiation system that was replaced by an extremely brief direct negotiation. This too collapsed in September when Israel began expanding its settlements again, and the process had been dead ever since.
President Obama is expected once again to call on Israel to “cease settlement expansion,” even though Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials have ruled out ever allowing another freeze. Though the State Department denied being “pessimistic” about the peace process, the speech seems to be mostly an admission of failure, backing off the positions that would have ended with a two-state solution and replacing it with, primarily, demands that the Palestinian Authority recognize Israel as a “Jewish” state.
Obama really is a scumbag!
Obama goes all "capitulating" on the Palestinians. Wow and go figure. Hmmm, might this have anything to do with AIPAC THE PORN FESTIVAL May 22-24, 2011? I wonder…
Why is it the Palestine/Gaza must recognize Israel as a state but Israel doesn't have to recognize Palestine/Gaza as a state?
Why is it that Palestine/Gaza has to renounce violence but not Israel?
What mean "a Jewish state"?.It is a new slogan brought by Netanyahu and immediately adopted by the "free world".Until now no one bother to explain what it is.Even if nobody knows what it is many of today leaders are ready for agree with more killing ,more wars,but the "just"principle of the necessity that Israel have to be recognized as a Jewish state must prevail.
a Jewish state'
The meaning of Jewish state is one that a small group of people are given special treatment and benefits. You cannot like most religions decide you like the religion and become a member. Irsael was not open to all jews as recorded in the diary of Moshe Sharett who was the second prime minister of Israel:
While speaking to the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky in the early 1950s , Moshe Sharett expressed interests in receiving Eastern European Jewish immigrants over Moroccan Arab Jews. In his opinion "the Jews of Eastern Europe are the salt of the earth" who should take precedence over other Jews in immigrating to the "Jewish state", he said:
"There are countries—and I was referring to North Africa— from which not all Jews need to emigrate. It is not so much of quantity as of quality.
how ironic that a state which derives it's supposed "right to exist" based on the existence of a Semitic, middle eastern kingdom 2000 years ago, now prefers European "Jews" over Middle Eastern Jews, based on their superior "quality". It seems evident that when speaking of Israel, we are talking about an experimental racial state, not a religious state, one that has little to do with Judaism. A perverse, mutant remnant offshoot of European Imperialism.
The reasoning behind using the term "Jewish State" is so that any attack on Israel for whatever reason can then immediately be branded as being based in anti-Semitism… and of course, the event would be used immediately to cast Israel as the 'victim' once again, even if Israel itself initiated the hostilities. If Israel's wish were simply to be 'recognized' as an independent nation, without all the "Jewish State" claptrap tacked on, I'm pretty that would pose no problem with most people.
If Israel's population demographics continue to change in the direction they're heading, though, it won't be that long before it's claim as a 'Jewish' state will be irrelevant as it will host more non-Jews than Jews. If you can't bleed them out, BREED them out.
And you can bet that no matter how ghastly the pariah state's next outrage will be…the 'Peace Laureate' will endorse it with alacrity.
Some time ago the then chancellor of Germany, G. Schroeder, said this when he was reminded on his promises made before his election: "Was kuemmert mich mein Geschwaetz von gestern". Translated "Why should I care about my trash talk from yesterday?"
That's how the so-called "Democracy" works.
The Vizechancellor then, J. Fischer, was telling: "Regierungen kommen und gehen, aber die Politik wird immer die gleiche bleiben!" what could be translated: "Goverments are elected now and then, but the politics will always be the same."
W9
wow another shocker. wasn't ol' barry going to close gitmo, end the iraqi occupation and have the most transparent presidency ever? he seemed to omit raining death on pakistani civilians with predator drones, escalating the useless nightmare known as afghanistan and of course the aforementioned broken promises. now he puts on his yamakah and supplicates himself to his zionist masters. fantastic.
This is so tragic, the Palestinian just keep getting shit on and it shows no sign of ending.
The day of Palestine is coming, and when it happens Israel will be in for a rude awakening when it find itself even more isolated from the world.
Unfortunately there is no level of isolation that will knock sense into the minds of religious/ethnic zealots. With the misguided notion that G_d is on their side and/or superior genes…it has, and always will be, them against the world….and that's the way they like it.
I will withhold judgement untill I hear the speech. If the above article is true, then I have been a complete fool for voting for Obama. More after the speech.
Ooh. Wow. Gee. Whizz. This is so out of character. I am so surprised.
How is this any different than Obama being a guest speaker at a KKK rally? There is no difference! Obama is proving himself to be a reliable capo to a bunch of Eastern European white supremacist.
There is this understanding among world population that US government is more and more have become “the” slave to Israel and what is known as American Israelis Lobbyist doing everything possible not to have any peace in the region…, therefore, by lies or not US is at war with almost every Arab Nation and others in the region. Here and concerning Barak Hussien Obama the US foreign policies is no different.., since taking office US policies has not changed.., on the contrary US and this time with its European allies are creating turmoil by the Sunni division of Islam whom are feed by Tyrants regimes as Saudi Arabia and Arab Emirates to once again divide people in Middle East. US is almost at open war with Pakistan (which is the idea behind going to war in Middle East – occupying Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Pakistan).., Libyan war is yet another “democratic” present by Obama and his gang of five – staff from Chicago to America and rest of the world.
Those who voted for Obama.., specially left in US and those who were fooled by this man after two years they are shocked asking themselves “what happened“. What is wrong here is not because of left – liberals and poor – nationalist or other American believe in democracy.., but rather being loyal to democratic party where each and every time they been fooled by words which hade no meaning and was not implemental.., but these word have its artistry value in nature and Obama is good in mimicking Dr. Martin Luther King and other African American social hero’s., 1990 Bill Clinton and Balkan wars.., 2008 Obama political maneuverings keeping the liberals and left under his arm as if he was the savior of this world from tyrants and apartheids regimes while there are added homeless people every day in EU and US to the point that even the biased media have start talking about it.
Obama is not the president. There is no president. The National Security State runs the show and the so-called president rubber stamps it. He is powerless and useless except to his immediate family and friends which he can help connect to money and power for their own personal benefit. The presidency is show business and the real government/corporate state is destruction business. They want us to look at the show business while they quietly, if possible, do the killing business.
Barak Ahmadinejad?
People are myopic, and this always saves the politicians. Do you remember Obama's promise for a final peace deal in September 2011? (one year from his August 2010 statement). It is less than four months ahead! Do you expect our media to remind him his promise?
Joshua
Don't worry Barry. The Boy-clowns are behind ya!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bpC1PCYgDFo/TdCmNJROwpI…
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jex-XTH1Wow/Tc8OfO9dLtI…
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Obama has as much influence over US/ zionist entity policy as Ronald Mcdonald has over the burger menu. Speech? its not a good policy. Just show Big Brothers image, and reeducate anyone who doesn't cheer and bow down. When the shill speaks, people might question.
It looks like your sources were pretty wrong.