Reports are flying today that a deal is near on continuing the stalled Mideast peace talks, with Sunday’s vote on a “loyalty oath” an apparent concession to Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman for his vote in favor of the 60 day settlement freeze.
Though the 60 days of freezing new construction would be enormously significant as a sign of good faith, it would likely mean virtually nothing to settlement construction, as massive amounts of new construction has already been started in the week and a half since the last freeze expired. It is, however, the condition for the Palestinian’s participation in the talks.
The loyalty oath isn’t the only thing Israel is getting out of the deal either, as Israeli officials have confirmed a package of US pledges coming in return for saving the talks. The details of what the US is offering has not been announced but is believed to be significant.
The talks have been stalled since the resumption of Israel’s settlement expansion, but it is believed that Lieberman was the last holdout for a majority vote on a new temporary freeze. A number of far right members had threatened to leave the government if the freeze was returned, as had Lieberman, though advancing his party’s long-term goal of mandatory loyalty oaths for non-Jews will likely be enough to satisfy his supporters.
Once again, the US proves that it has become nothing more than Israel's prison b*tch, bending over whatever way Tel Aviv tells us to. Why does the US have to give Israel anything in return for extending the talks? All we need to do is tell them their welfare checks stop TODAY and will not resume until the matter is settled once and for all, and see how fast they bow and scrape to get it done. And this latest isn't even for finishing the talks- it's just for keeping them going! What are we going to have to give away for the final signatures? Until the US figures it out and rids itself of the Israeli millstone around our neck, that den of jackals will use and abuse us worse than any of our enemies ever have.
The only thing Israel should get in return for freezing the settlements is another 60days n the US taxpayers teats.If Obama is giving the so much to continue the talks what ray tell is it going to cost the US to get them to up stakes and return to their side of the fence.
The Obama Administration evidently does not know that the United States owes Israel NOTHING! If Israel wants peace it will not continue its policies of war — claiming water supplies for Israelis only — not allowing human rights for the Palestinians, etc. Actually, Israel does not want peace if the price is giving up territory. The United States Government is using its citizens as "suckers" for Israel. There should not be one thing offered to Israel for a 60-day freeze on building illegal settlements.
So Obama is going to bribe Israel to pretend to stop building settlements for another two months so he won't be punished too badly in the November elections.
Is this the world's most powerful man or the village dunce? And isn't America supposed to be the most powerful nation in the world? Surely it shouldn't be bossed around by a handful of religious fanatics with ringlets!
Something doesn't add up here methinks!
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While the indignation about Israel’s deception is understandable, we often forget that real enablers of this Israeli fraud. It is the best Congress that money –Mostly Zionist’s money- can buy which allows Israel to get away with this daylight exploitation of America. Our Congress allows Israel to kill Americans with impunity; it is far fetched to expect the same Congress to defend Palestinians from the Israeli brutality. Our Congress is more dedicated to the Zionists’ cause than their own Knesset.