According to diplomats familiar with the situation, an upcoming report from the Quartet will both condemn the Palestinian Authority for failing to rein in anti-Israel violence and offer an unusually harsh criticism of the Israeli government for expansion of settlements in the occupied territories.
The US is seen as the driving force behind this “tougher tone” on the settlements, and had previously been the nation among the Quartet most aggressively trying to prevent them from criticizing Israel too much over anything.
Officials are said to believe Israel will be “infuriated” by the new report, and many are said to be preparing themselves for the inevitable Israeli backlash. The report will be unveiled in late May or early June, and might be sent to the UN Security Council, though it does not require any action on anyone’s part.
Still, Israel expects the US, as a matter of course, to veto any UN Security Council; resolution even a bit critical of their behavior, and if the US is behind the measure, they almost certainly won’t also veto it. Having the Quarter offer criticism on both sides, officials hope, will satisfy the Palestinians, who have long complained about one-sided reports.
We’ll never do anything about the settlements, its all just talk. We’ll say the settlements “aren’t helpful” and thats it.
Only a paid actor would use such ugly words backed up with such a belligerent and grotesque picture.
For anyone who uses a bad picture, surely their here to destroy the place.
You don’t know who jack elam is?
You don’t know who jack elam is?
As the lower-half of society has been kept impoverished for the purpose of slavery since 1776, they are not about to waste time voting for their next set of dictators.
So, our voting majority is the 26% most wealthy, a shyster group of con artists that are best described by a hero’s hero, General George Patten who always did say,
“Americans love war,
they love a good fight.”
Israeli settlements ‘not helpful’
US steps up ‘criticism’ of Israel
Israelis—> Blah,blah, blah,blah,blah, ……now hand over that 5 billion dollars a year aid increase you American suckers.
When are Americans going to grow a pair and kick these parasites and their congressional minions to the curb?
I guess not till we take over our ‘ministry of propaganda’ media and let the public know whats really going on.
Most of the money we give Israel comes right back to the US when Israel buys weapons from us. That helps American companies & creates jobs for Americans.
Israel is high tech & has developed advanced weapon systems that it shares with us.
The Mosad intelligence service is considered one of the best in the world & it shares intelligence with us.
The US prepositions supplies in Israel in case we need to intervene in the Middle East.
I am beginning to understand the Obama phrase, “leading from behind”. It must mean, “do nothing until World opinion gets established and then you lead opposition against it.” But Obama is nothing compared to what President Clinton will be like – America will defend segregation and land theft in Palestine to our last dollar.
Israel has not annexed even one square inch of the West Bank.
I am sure you will vote for Clinton – you seem to be fond of parsing statements to get to the bs and then proclaiming that as truth. Are you serious? The Israeli settlers are firmly settled onto Palestinian land; they even have their own roads. Now if some ragtag group of Palestinians moved onto some land in Tel Aviv (along with their goats), you know damn well, the IDF would slaughter them all. Say different and prove yourself a liar.
no because they don’t use inches as a measurement there.
but many dumans have been annexed already
Israel will order the US to veto their own resolution. It has happened before. And the US, of course, did as it was told. Anyone else getting kind of sick of Israel?
“I don’t think there can be any question about [Trump’s] steadfast support for Israel,” Glassner said in a February interview with Jewish Insider.
“I would not be working here if I didn’t believe that that was held by the candidate himself.”
Odd, I thought Trump was running for president of America, not Israel. Do you call yourself an American, Mr. Glassner?