PEACE DEAL DONE~2nd NAKBA COMING

Israel is having a great time running the show these days!

Wasn’t it just on October 19th, that a proud strutting Netanyahu said in interviews that he and Obama had “agreed” on the “settlement” issue

Netanyahu made these remarks while meeting visiting Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero last Thursday, saying "we solved the matter of the settlements with the Americans," according to the report.

It is not clear what Netanyahu meant and what details of the "solution" are, but this is the first time that Netanyahu said the settlements issue has been solved, said Ha'aretz

I remember wondering at the time did Israel or Obama bother to inform the Palestinians of what the THEY had decided for them. I also noticed that the “settlement” story fell completely off the radar in the media after one day, no news from the Whitehouse, despite the fact that Netanyahu said this:

"I cannot say more than that. If you are interested in hearing more details, ask in Washington," the Israeli premier was quoted as saying.”

And judging from the silence of the Whitehouse, it’s Israel running the show. And if that’s not enough Israeli “Chutzpah”, Netanyahu has become ever more brazen and has now told the Palestinians exactly what part of Palestine they will get. And it won’t include East Jerusalem and it won’t include Palestinians living in East Jerusalem either. We’re talking Ethnic cleansing here folks, right out in the open, found in a statement from Netanyahu’s lips

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Palestinians needed to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in order to resolve their conflict. "Israel is not a bi-national state," he explained. "It's the homeland of any Jew. And there is a very broad consensus in Israel that the Palestinian refugee problem should be resolved outside Israel's borders."

So here’s the choice given to the PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad by Netanyahu:

Netanyahu said Palestinians will have to make a final peace deal with "the Jewish state of Israel."

"Jews come here and Palestinians will go there. So choose.

So there you have it! Want Peace? Get the hell out of East Jerusalem and everywhere else we decide we want to expand to, and take your refugees and scatter them to other countries. So what does Fayyad say about this, "Ok we’ll take whatever you are willing to let us have": See here:

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said, in an interview published Saturday, that his government was determined to complete building a structure of a future Palestinian state by 2011. "We've committed ourselves to a path of completing the task of institution building," he told The Washington Post.

He said the institution building meant "the capacity to govern ourselves effectively in all spheres of government within two years." Asked if Palestinians should declare an independent state in 2011, Fayyad said: "I said this will be the program of the Palestinian government -- it will commit itself to deliver the state in terms of capacity within two years."

So this has left me certain of just who is running the so called “Middle East Peace Process” NO one but Israel. And once Israel and America are done fiddling the next Palestinian election, by getting their "boy" re-elected, we'll all have a "done deal" that Israel can be happy with, at the expense of Palestinians worldwide. Don't believe me? read this:

No peace talks before Hamas-Fatah elections

Sources in Jerusalem said on Monday morning that the prospect of imminent negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians was "scant" at best

"The gaps were evident during the round of talks in Washington - the Palestinians would not recognize Israel as the Jewish state,"

(What they mean here is that HAMAS would not recognize Israel as the Jewish State, but Abbas WILL!) MORE:

The sources assessed that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would not be able to conduct talks with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu before the upcoming Fatah-Hamas elections.

So there you have it, the Israel/US/Fatah plan, exclude HAMAS from the elections, FATAH gets elected as the "fake Majority" in an Illegal election, and then Abbas negotiates away ALL the rights of Palestinians as instructed to do by his handlers. He will "recognize" Israel as a "Jewish Only" state, this ENDS the right of return for all those ethnically cleansed Palestinians with KEYS in their hands! Destined to live out the rest of their lives for generations to come in refugee camps worldwide.

Welcome to the "new" state of Palestine. What Palestinians have been waiting for, a non-sovereign statelet, under Israeli control, de-militarised, no right of return and no East Jerusalem. But hey, they'll have a great Israeli mobile phone network and FATAH will get really rich, or should I say "richer" Yes, we'll all be seeing Abbas and Netanyahu shaking hands on the Whitehouse Lawn, a day that will go down in history as the beginning of the next Nakba...........

UN SUMMIT~GAZA RESPONDS

While the US Government celebrates its Summit Victory for Israel with a cruise around New York.....


There is absolute outrage in Gaza (and the rest of the normal world) happening live right now, There is a huge public speaking engagement going on now in Gaza outside in the streets, people are shouting and angry. I am listening to the shouting in Gaza as I type this. People there are very angry over the summit that just concluded between Obama/Netanyahu and Abbas. Obama has achieved nothing, and in fact has made matters worse. They see this as a victory for Israel and a defeat for Abbas and Palestine, and I agree.

Sami Abu Zuhri from the Democratically elected Gazan Government HAMAS has given a press conference live in Gaza, here are some quotes regarding the "deal" from the Summit:

"Exhibits the failure of the US promises to the Palestinians."

"The Fact that Obama cannot halt or stop the settlements shows the bias of the US Administration to Palestinians."

"Arab states made a mistake to trust Obama-he has failed them"

"Abbas had no mandate to negotiate with the Israelis"

Of all the statements issued, the final one is 100% accurate. Abbas has NO mandate to negotiate for all the Palestinians. Any deals Abbas (the US/Israeli owned Agent) will fail miserably without Hamas being involved in any negotiations. Hamas won a landslide in the Elections, they cannot be ignored, nor can those who voted for them. The equivalent would be if the US Republican party (the one NOT in power nor with the presidency) went out and made some international deal representing the entire USA. Those kinds of dirty dealings never work. They tried this sort of thing in Ireland and it failed miserably until Sinn Fein was taken into the process. It will fail miserably in Palestine as well. But then again, this is what Israel and the US want, failure and an excuse to militarily take out the elected government in Gaza.UPDATE: I just need to add this because it is so insane. They just had a Palestinian and an old Zionist Jew in Israel being interviewed about the so called "summit" of course the Palestinian was saying what we all know, the Israel refuses to stop taking land and there will be no land left. The Zionist asshat, had the audacity to say that peace has failed because Palestinians have not learned and accepted that Jews can live anywhere they want, it's all their land. AND if that's not enough insanity for you, he then went on to say that Palestinians wanting their own state shows they are "racist" against Jews. Rhetorical question: Why do evil racist people live so long? Where's a good lightening bolt when you need one?

Sweden Has What America Lost

Sweden becomes the real America, while America becomes Little Israel.

I was thinking this morning how so many smaller countries are just simply ignored by the world’s “Big Three.” You know the "Big Three" ones, England (America’s poodle), Israel (America’s captor and controller) and of course America (Captive by Israeli controlled Politicians and Lobby Groups) Given the worlds view of America falling under the category of “Anti-Muslim War Mongers” under the Bush Administration; America wanted a chance to redeem itself. You know it’s pretty hard to live up to that “American False Dream” of being the great supporter of “Democracy and Freedom” when you systematically strip that from Muslims in a fake war on “Terror.” And speaking of that “War on Terror” it always made me laugh because it is un-definable, what is “terror?” Well, to a Palestinian it’s hearing the hum of American supplied Israeli drones carrying White Phosphorous. But to America, its shadowy figures you can’t ever really see and who are not in America. I digress….

So America wanted to change its image and elected a snake oil salesman, the Messiah, the “one” the “Hope Man” but quickly the “hope” faded and we were left with a “Dope” instead. Just another Bush with a shiny new face. His Administration is even using the phrase "War On Terror" and he's fiddling with elections in other countries, Shame, Shame Shame........Is this what YOU hoped for???

So getting back to what America wants, e.g. to be respected in the world. Is it not ironic, that tiny little Sweden manages to get what America can’t buy or steal………..I'm talking about ”Respect” and just how did Sweden manage that? By having the courage to stand up for Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Speech, two of the founding principles of America, no less! Yes I’m referring to the latest charges of Israeli war crimes of organ harvesting in Palestine. Sweden’s FM just cancelled a trip to Israel, good for him for not being “bullied” by the King of Duplicity and war crimes, Israel.

So, listen up America, that’s how it’s done. Start standing up in support for those principles you claim to hold dear at the core of your founding fathers. Here’s the story:

Sweden's foreign minister abruptly called off a visit to Israel this week, an Israeli spokesman said Sunday, amid a feud over a Swedish newspaper article and a growing gulf between Israel and the international community over West Bank settlement construction.

Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has called off a trip to Israel planned for this Friday, according to Yigal Palmor, spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry. Palmor, who would not comment on a possible reason for the move, said Sweden informed Israel's embassy in Stockholm of the decision on Friday.

The Swedish decision came the same day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew international condemnation for deciding to approve hundreds of new apartments in West Bank settlements in defiance of U.S., European and Palestinian calls for a total settlement freeze. Sweden holds the rotating European Union presidency.

But the cancellation also followed a diplomatic feud between Israel and Sweden over an unsubstantiated article in a Swedish tabloid that accused Israeli soldiers of harvesting organs from dead Palestinians and suggested a connection with an international organ trafficking ring run by Jews. Israeli officials condemned the article as anti-Semitic and reminiscent of medieval blood libels against Jews.(Yes, every thing critical of Israel is of course "Anti-Semitic" including war crimes)source

Israel Says “Kiss My Ass” Obama Says “OK”

Did You Really Think It Would Happen?

Middle East Peace, a FAIR and EQUAL deal for Palestinians? Two words, “wise up.”

Obama has been blowing bubbles up the arse of Arabs (and the rest of the world) for months now. And the mask has been slipping but now it’s fallen to the floor.

The “Evil Had Landed” in England a few days ago and I watched Netanyahu the Chosen one parade like a puffed up peacock outside of number 10 Downing Street. And as soon as he had his face in front of the cameras he just couldn’t contain himself, he practically shouted with smirking glee when confirming the mighty "ass kissing" that had obviously occured inside “No Freeze in Jerusalem” and my personal favourite load of bollox “Jerusalem is not a settlement” and of course “Jerusalem is the Capital of Israel”

This being the utter antithesis of the Obama policy for the Middle East Peace Plan, what retort do we hear from the “Whitehouse?” Why this one: “The US has dropped a demand that Israel freeze settlement construction in East Jerusalem, the Palestinian capital” and “citing Israeli officials and Western diplomats, reported that US Envoy George Mitchell capitulated to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal during their meeting in London on Wednesday. “ And if you look closely you can see the lip marks on Netanyahu’s arse from Mitchell’s lips. And if you listen closely you can hear the death knell of a real Palestinian state.

So what’s Obama managed to get for all the phoney rhetoric, fake threats, scripted and staged stand offs? Well, let’s see:

Obama got this:“Netanyahu offered Mitchell a nine-month freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank excluding Jerusalem.” Which is a limited “freeze” on “some” settlements, for a “limited” amount of time. Most likely enough time for Obama to attempt a “Snake Oil” sell to the public on what a selfless move Israel has made for peace. Are you bending over yet?

And Obama got this regarding East Jerusalem: “In addition, Netanyahu wants to exclude 2,500 housing units on which construction has already started, and the construction of schools and other structures in the settlements.” Start bending over……..

And Obama got this: “Israel is demanding that the Palestinian Authority and Arab states make their own concessions in exchange for a freeze. If these measures are not take, the report says, Israel wants guarantees that the US will not oppose an end to the freeze and further settlement construction.” Yes, the Arab states and the Palestinians must lick Israel’s arse immediately, or else the “limited” freeze in tiny “selected” unimportant areas will go “bye bye.” As if they mattered in the least. Bend over.

So, are you wondering how the meeting in London ended? Here ya go: “At the end of the London meeting Netanyahu and Mitchell issued a brief Joint Statement saying that they “had a very productive meeting today where the full range of issues was discussed.” It ended with Mitchell’s lips on Netanyahu’s Zionist arse, that’s how it ended and that’s what America got….nothing. So, why this outcome? Because the people of America just have not figured out yet that Israel controls their country, always has and always will. Until the American people wise up and start voting for Politicians who promise to put America and the Worlds best interests FIRST. source link

Hamas, Mossad and Israel's Peace

Middle East Online, has an excellent piece today written by James M. Wall. A really good analysis of Israel's failed murder attempt on Khalid Mishal, a must read.

Bibi Told Mossad, 'Kill Khalid'; now Khalid Mishal is Key to Israel’s Future

On Thursday, September 25, 1997, on a sidewalk in Amman, Jordan, a team of Israeli assassins tried, but failed, to kill Hamas political bureau director, Khalid Mishal.

The attack on Khalid Mishal was an Israeli failure of monumental proportions. The story not only exposes Israel’s failure at attempted murder; but it also reveals the diplomatic morass into which the failed assassination plunged all the major players, notes James M. Wall.

Twelve years after he survived Bibi Netanhayu’s attempt to assassinate him, Khalid Mishal, the head of the Hamas political bureau, holds meetings with Jimmy Carter, and gives interviews to the Wall Street Journal.

The chief of Palestinian militant group Hamas said his organization is prepared to cooperate with the US in promoting a peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict if the White House can secure an Israeli settlement freeze and a lifting of the economic and military blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Hamas is part of the fabric of Palestinian politics, and neither force nor diplomatic isolation will make it go away. Its history is one of tenacity in the face of enormous odds: it has been nourished by the efforts to destroy it. No one is in a better position to appreciate this than Israel’s new prime minister who, once again, finds himself facing the martyr who would not die.

Khalid Mishal is also key to a peaceful Israeli future, if only Netanyahu would pay attention to what he is saying.read it all HERE

Netanyahu Embraces Jesus

Israel Hoping for Pigs To Fly......



Poor Bibi is looking to gain a "Sympathetic Ear" in support of his "Ethnic Cleansing and Settlement" policies in America. Instead, what he got was a "Sympathetic Ear" minus the "Sym" part, thus making it a "Pathetic Ear" in the form of John Hagee and his terrorist supporting wingnuts. This is a really good piece written by M.J. Rosenberg who is the director of policy analysis for the Israel Policy Forum in Washington. As always, I could not resist a few measly comments as well ;-)

Playing the Jesus card

Benjamin Netanyahu has a problem. The Obama administration is insisting on a settlements freeze, and the Israeli prime minister, who is resisting such demands, is not getting the support he might have expected from the U.S. pro-Israel community. Usually, when an American President makes any sort of demand on Jerusalem, pro-Israel (primarily Jewish) organizations compel Congress to pressure the president to cease and desist. It usually works. But not this time.

So what's an Israeli leader to do? Netanyahu is resurrecting a tried and true strategy: Call on Christian fundamentalists -- who see maintaining Israel's occupation as paramount -- to galvanize popular pressure against Obama.

At the president's meeting with Jewish leaders at the White House on July 13, Obama heard virtually no criticism of his policy on settlements. Even the more conservative Jewish groups held their tongues. The only exception came when one participant urged the president not to change his policy but to keep his differences with Israel private, such that there would be "no daylight" visible between Israeli and American positions. Obama responded that past administrations did not have much success with that approach. "For eight years, there was no light between the United States and Israel, and nothing got accomplished," he said.

The up-and-coming pro-Israel, pro-peace organizations like J Street and my employer, the Israel Policy Forum, oppose settlements and fully support the president's position.

Netanyahu has never been a popular figure in the American Jewish community. His last tenure as prime minister was a failure; he was turned out of office in near-record time. Yet even in this brief stint, he managed to antagonize the United States. Remember, he came to office less than a year after the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and moved quickly to undo the peace process. that led to a swift deterioration in relations between Netanyahu and then President Bill Clinton

Sensing the frost, and knowing that getting in Clinton's good graces would require endorsing Oslo, Netanyahu turned to the Republicans and to the Christian Zionists for support.

At about the same time that Netanyahu started cozying up to right-wing Republicans (Like minds attract), the Israeli government intensified its efforts to court so-called Christian Zionists. These are (Mental, I mean FUNDA-Mental)Christians whose(brainwashing) theology dictates unwavering support for the state of Israel.

Christian Zionists emphatically support Israeli settlements and oppose the two-state solution. By no means liberal, they do not raise questions about Israel's treatment of Palestinians. They are, quite simply, Netanyahu's natural constituency

So, sure enough, Netanyahu was the man of the hour at this week's Christians United For Israel (CUFI) conference in Washington. The organization's founder, Pastor John Hagee, addressed Netanyahu -- who was in Israel -- by satellite, telling him that 50 million (Mental, I mean FUNDA-mental Christians) support "Israel's sovereign right to (Kill, murder, maim, steal, rape, pillage and annihilate) grow and develop the settlements of Israel as you see fit and not yield to the pressure of the United States government."

The (Evil Axis of Three) triumvirate of Netanyahu, Hagee, and Israeli Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov now plan to cement their alliance by conference call every three months."

It has all the makings of a zero sum game: Netanyahu and other right-wing Israelis hope that the support they gain from the Christian right can help make up for what they have lost among (normal sane people) American liberals over the past several years.

It won't. Christian (funda-MENTAL) Zionists of the CUFI variety are hardcore Republicans. Their votes are never up for grabs in elections because they are owned by the GOP -- and not because of Israel. Right-wing Christians, including Christian Zionists, support Republicans for the party's stance on abortion (Bomb and kill Abortion workers and clinics), gays (hate all gays), taxes (don't help fund programs for the poor) and a host of other conservative issues. Neither the Democrats, who will never get their votes or their campaign contributions, nor the Republicans, who will always get both, have any need to court them. So, loud and organized as they are, this subset of the American right is not a major political player.

the only domestic constituency that matters is the Jewish community and, thus far, it is supporting Obama -- not Netanyahu -- on the settlements issue and the peace process.

Pigs won't be flying anytime soon.........

Israel & Obama Have a Deal, But What?

When ever I hear of Israel “suddenly” deciding to offer a “concession” to Obama, I start to worry immediately and look for the real reason. For instance, why would Israel suddenly be publicizing that they will remove “in one day” 23 settlements? What a great sound-bite, but let’s look deeper. Firstly, it is important to note that these “settlements” are actually small horrid little outposts, like Zionist camping grounds existing on Palestinian land. They are NOT the big shiny impressive ones with lots of settler cockroaches living in big beautiful Israeli built homes over looking the hovels of the former residents of said development. No, we are not talking about “those” settlements.

So, there is something amiss, and, upon reflection, I can some up with a few reasons for Israel’s very “sudden” public decision to remove “in one day” 23 illegal “campgrounds” I mean “settlements.”

Israel never does anything for “right or moral” reasons. Only self gratifying selfish ones that advance the rogue Zionist state’s agendas. So:

1. Either Israel is offering this in the hopes it will satisfy Obama and allow Israel to keep the big settlements.

2. Or worse, it’s a token to give Obama so that Obama can claim some sort of victory on the settlement issue and now start demanding double time movement from HAMAS on accepting Israel as a Jewish state, translation, attempting remove the Right of Return for Palestinians who still have keys in their hands.

3. Or, perhaps it is all part of a trade from Israel to Obama, in order to secure Obama’s blessing for an Israeli strike on Iran. Let us not forget that early on Israel said that any peace deals with Palestine would be linked to progress on what Israel sees as needing to happen to Iran. In other words a military strike. See HERE where they link I/P peace to Obama dealing with Iran. So, if Israel is moving on the issue of Campgrounds, I mean settlements, than what deal has been struck, one wonders...

Either way, it’s a ruse by Israel to get something much bigger than what it offers. That’s the “Zionist Style” of negotiation in a nut shell. here's the story:

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to remove in a single day all 23 unauthorized settler outposts slated for evacuation in the occupied West Bank, a move that would meet a long-standing pledge to Washington, a newspaper said on Tuesday.

The report in Haaretz gave no date for removing the outposts, where some of the most militant settlers in the West Bank live, but said the military held an exercise last week to prepare for their evacuation.

Haaretz, a left-leaning newspaper, said the military was preparing to "forcibly evacuate 23 illegal outposts in one day. The plan was formulated by the security establishment, with the knowledge of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."

Netanyahu has so far refused to commit to a total freeze, in the most serious rift between Israel and the United States, its main ally, in a decade.

In May, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said the removal of the outposts, often a cluster of caravans on isolated hilltops built without government authorization, had become a "central issue" for the Netanyahu's administration.

COMMITMENT
The Defense Ministry says it will not reveal the locations of all the outposts to maintain an element of surprise but they include those built after March 2001, a group that Israel committed to remove during the administration of former U.S. president George W. Bush.

The evacuation is expected to be met with resistance from the settlers. Wallerstein said that some 8,000 people live at the outposts.

The Haaretz report was written by one of its most respected columnists, Yoel Marcus, who was also the first to disclose the plans of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to withdraw soldiers and settlers from the Gaza Strip, a plan that came to fruition in 2005. source

Yeah, some deal has been done with Obama, what that deal is we will soon find out!

Israel's Biggest Problem Not HAMAS

Zionism, Peace, and Israel’s Self Created Problems
By Ban Sidhe at Irish4Palestine

Zionist Israel has a self created problem, but like all movements based on a racist ideology, they tend to begin to self destruct over time, in the light of a world that is beginning to understand that no country, no matter how great, can exist alone. And, for all intents and purposes, Israel IS alone.

Whilst Israel may have some Governmental Political support from within the ranks of major world countries like the US, England, France, Germany and Spain. They gain this support by using arm twisting, coercion, money, and a virtual world wide Borg Collective of lobby groups to both “get and maintain” this support. They do not get this support because they earn it nor deserve it, and thus must continually work 24/7 using everything they have to both monitor and protect this ill gotten support. Whilst at the same time Israel exists not as a free and respected country, but rather as a huge prison, behind walls, fences, barbed wire, check points and borders that must at all costs be continually patrolled in order to protect the criminals inside. This also poses a second problem for Israel. They need to forcibly bring young people into the army to continue this perpetual war and 365 day a year, 24/7 patrolling. So, when the Zionist indoctrination from birth fails in some cases, and a young Israeli sees the truth and refuses to become a prison guard or paid killer, then the state ostracizes them because Zionism is a separatist movement. You are either with us or against us, a Bush/Zionist classic.

The world governments may be blind, but the world’s people are not. Israel’s most serious problem is not what Israel has, but rather what it has lost forever on the heels of the Gaza Genocide. For despite Israel’s ability to effectively control powerful countries like the US, and through those means, then control the UN committees to turn a blind eye. What Israel cannot have, does not have, and cannot buy with all it’s groups and money, is the support of the people on the ground in those very same countries whose Governments turn a blind eye to Israel’s crimes.

I said at the beginning that Israel has a huge self created problem with regards to both having peace and moreover the continued existence of Zionist Israel as it stands today.

I believe that some within the Israeli government have the ability to recognize the future is a grim one, should Israel remain on its present Zionist self created course. However, if you spend years of building up this Racist Zionist Ideology so as to reap the financial and geographical benefits of Aliyah; and at the same time encourage the building of illegal settlements. And allowing the creation of groups and organisations who are encouraged and allowed to work outside the law and even murder with impunity. This, coupled with the fact that no matter what Israel claims, it does actually realise it must change with the times and can no longer get away with what it has in the past, especially after Gaza, so how does Israel put the Jeannie back in the bottle now without some Zionist Revolt against the State and Government? That’s my point.

The Racist Separatist Zionist Ideology encouraged to flourish for years, is now the self inflicted death wound to Israeli Peace and Israel’s existence as we know it today. And it can be no more evident as in the sentiments within excerpts of a letter to the editor of a Jewish paper in America from an American Zionist:

Letters
Published: 17 July 2009

The June 26 special report regarding “radical settlers” included articles each more negative than the next. In fact, it seemed that the entire settler movement was guilty by association. Is it wrong for a few aggrieved Jews to take matters into their own hands when faced with Arab violence and Israeli ambivalence?

Is it wrong for some Jews to threaten the soldiers and leaders who plot their violent and undemocratic expulsion from Judea and Samaria?

However, the real cause for what is perceived as “radical settlers” is the marginalization that they have been subjected to by the Israeli body politic. After being actively solicited to settle all of the liberated parts of the land of Israel and having been raised with the history of the Zionist movement, they have now had that support abruptly removed.

They have been inculcated with the belief that Jews living in Judea and Samaria is religiously and historically correct; now due to political expediency they are being sacrificed to satisfy the American administration and the world.

What is even more bizarre is that while Israelis view 260,000 Jews as “settlers” the United States now views over 600,000 Jews as settlers — as this now includes all Jews living in the Jerusalem neighbourhoods annexed by Israel after 1967.

As such, I side with the settlers —

Jews have the right to live in the land of Israel and it is the responsibility and imperative of the entire Jewish people to support this. It was the same during the Persian and Roman times as it is now. Nothing has changed — certainly not this essential truth.

What I can say from experience of the peace process in Ireland; is when you have a movement, you must take that movement’s support with you in order to have any success. This takes time, effort and great leadership in talking to your people about the real politics of the situation. So, if Israel truly does want peace, then they have a huge road ahead of them concerning their own inhabitants. They will have to destroy the monster they created in Zionism. People like to talk about HAMAS and FATAH needing to unite. But even if that took place tomorrow, Israel is FAR behind the eight ball. Because for years Palestinians have had time to adjust to the reality that in today’s world they will only get back the land up to the 1967 borders. They don’t like it, but they know it, and yes I don’t agree with that deal, but it’s the Political reality today. Even HAMAS has acknowledged this in many statements recently and accepts it for peace. Israel, on the other hand, has not spent any time adjusting its people to this very same reality.

So, for Israel, as it turns out today, the years spent successfully encouraging every Jew in the world to come settle in occupied land, operate in lawlessness, commit murder and believe it is their right to occupy all the land will ultimately cause Israel to die at its own Zionist hands.


Zionists will be the destruction of Israel, how prophetic!

Netanyahu vs Obama

Good take on Netanyahu vs Obama over at Oasis of Peace, snippets below:

Obama came to offer a vision of a new world. Bibi came to throw cold water on that vision. Bibi may have talked about peace, of the creation, under very specific and implausible conditions of a Palestinian state. The sub-text was that this will never happen.

It’s a semblance of reality that appeals to our fears, our anxieties and our greed. Thus, Israel is a Jewish state and will make peace only when Palestinians acknowledge this. Jerusalem will remain Israel’s undivided and eternal capital. Israelis have always sought peace but will never compromise on their security.

Arab citizens of Israel were nowhere to be seen. That Palestinians might also have similar needs to Israelis was barely acknowledged.

While it may be possible for governments to shape the lives of their citizens through law-making and fence-making, human beings require a bit more. Israel may be a Jewish state, but it cannot survive, cannot continue to exist, as a state only for Jews. Not in the pluralistic and multicultural reality of the 21st century. Israelis may want security and justice for themselves, but they cannot get these through force of arms or the practice of injustice towards the other people that inhabits this land. Such policies may work for a time, but we can already perceive where they are leading. The drift is downward and the pace is accelerating.

In order to create a sustainable future for Jews in the Middle East, Israel will need to transform itself into a nation whose presence is seen as beneficial, valuable and integral to the region in which it is situated, rather than as a colonial and discriminatory nation that acts with disdain, guile and arrogance towards part of its citizenry and neighbouring countries.

Read it all here

Israel, Obama & The Exorcist

Remember the famous "Head Spinning" scene?


Well, today's Israel/Obama news reminds me of that head spinning scene. You see, first we have this article Israel Plans to Remove 26 Settlement Outposts in West Bank and you immediately think to yourself "Yea, brilliant, great progress, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and all those things.

Ah, but hold on there a wee minute. What's that article just below the one shown above when looking at ALL those "google" results, you may ask? Why it's yet another article, on the same subject, but just a wee bit different take Israeli minister: settlements construction not to be halted So, my head is spinning like the Exorcist scene.

Who's winning? What's the score? Visual Answer below supplied by "google":


According to this example, the score is now level penny, Obama=0 Israel=0

articles below:

Israel Plans to Remove 26 Settlement Outposts in West Bank
Israel appears to be responding to American pressure to curb settlement activity. But implementation could be difficult.

Israel's new right-wing government says it plans to remove 26 illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank.

The declaration came several days after a White House summit, where U.S. President Barack Obama urged hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to crack down on settlement activity.

"We have to make progress on settlements; settlements have to be stopped in order for us to move forward," said Mr. Obama. link

OBAMA, SCORE +1
then this...............

Israeli minister: settlements construction not to be halted

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Saturday that the construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank will not be halted.

"Settlements are not the reason that the peace process is failing, they were never an obstacle, not at any stage,"

Israel evacuated the small outpost of Maoz Esther on Thursday morning.(note: See TREEHOUSE post, seriously!) Local analysts believed that it was carried out due to the U.S. pressure. link

ISRAEL, SCORE -1
TOTAL SCORE=0

Is your head spinning yet?

US to Israel~"This is How it Is"

More from today's UN meeting called by Russia. Looks like it was a real "Israel Bashing party" about time! In addition to Ban Ki Moon telling it like it is finally, the US tells Israel there will be "no delay" in creating Middle East Peace and Two State Solution.

US determined not to "tarry" in Mideast peace search
48 minutes ago

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — The Obama administration is determined to avoid delay in pursuing its goal of a two-state solution in the Middle East, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said Monday.

Rice, speaking at a Security Council meeting aimed at reviving peace talks, repeated calls by President Barack Obama's administration for a Palestinian state, an end to militant violence and a halt to Israeli settlements.

Israel's new right-leaning government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been invited for talks in Washington this month, has so far refused to publicly endorse the creation of a Palestinian state.

"Our interest lies not in a lengthy drawn-out process but in real results. We must not tarry," Rice told the ministerial session called by Russia in its capacity as chair of the 15-member body this month.

"This meeting of the council underscores the priority the international community places on a secure, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East," the US ambassador said.

"That must include a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security," Rice said.

She added that Washington, under Obama, has already "revitalized" its efforts for a comprehensive peace between Israel and all its Arab neighbors, not just the Palestinians but also the Lebanese and Syrians.

Rice said the administration -- which last week called for the Arabs to begin making "meaningful gestures" toward ending Israel's isolation -- "intend to integrate the Arab peace initiative into our own approach."

The 2002 initiative calls for Israel to withdraw from all Arab lands occupied in 1967 in exchange for normalization of ties.

She added the Obama administration totally opposes rocket fire and terrorism against Israelis as well as a future without hope for the Palestinians. Both are "intolerable," Rice said.

"For its part, Israel must halt settlement activity and dismantle outposts erected since March 2001," she said.

"We (also) strongly support reopening Gaza's border crossing in a controlled, sustained and continuous manner with an appropriate monitoring regime," Rice said.

Such a regime, she added, would involve both participation by the international community and the Palestinian Authority, which has controlled only the West Bank since it was ousted from the Gaza Strip by Hamas militants in June 2007.

Rice spoke before the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a non-binding Russian-sponsored statement reaffirming its commitment to a "just and lasting peace" in the Middle East based on a "two-state solution." link

Iran's Obama~Calling for "Change"

Wonder why Israel wants to attack Iran right now? Because they have to do it before the next Iranian election in June, otherwise it's all over for Israel. I'll explain.

If the USA can keep Israel from attcking Iran before the next Iranian election, then My prediction: Mark my words, you read it here first~
It will all "change" for Iran in June

Meet Iran's version's of Obama~Mahdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi Both mean "change" but one is considered to be a reformist (In American terms, sorta like an Iranian "Left Liberal" type), that would be Karroubi. The other is Mousavi, (In American terms, he'd be more like a "Centrist" sorta type) I hope Karroubi wins, either way, "change" is coming to Iran.

Americans don't really know much about Iran, nor do Americans understand the country of Iran very much. But some of the Clerics are really left leaning, many are very forward thinking, many are very smart people and "get" the big picture. Iran tends to react to what is done to it. You'd think Americans would "get that" by now. Keep poking a stick at someone they react, keep trying to "westernize" Arab and Middle Eastern countries and you end up getting hardliners elected and pushing the country more to the right, both politically and religiously. It is solely the US's fault that Iran is what it is today. Think "Shah of Iran" or should I say, puppet government of the USA. Iran's reaction was to swing FAR to the right and grasp firmly it's religion to push back from becoming a "Persian version of America." You see, other countries don't want to be "just like" America with it's porn and sexualization of women. It's loose morals and disintegration of the family. And rightly so.

Anyhow, I have been watching the signals for some time from Iran, Not so much the ones from Iran's current President, he doesn't matter really, but the other subtle messages from others who hold the real power. The US government squandered a HUGE opportunity for relations with Iran. They used Iran and then screwed them over last time a moderate group was in charge. Then came the present situation. With Obama's election and new approach, along side the backlash of the Gaza genocide worldwide. I believe the Iranians now see a huge opportunity that may not come along again. Iran has the opportunity to be a major player in the Middle East and at the same time diminish the importance of Israel in the region. THAT is the REAL reason Israel is so gung-ho on attacking them, because AFTER the elections in June, it's all over for Israel. Expect to see in the run up to Iran's elections, a huge continued PUSH from Israel to attack Iran. That is what is now taking place between Israel and the Obama Administration. Israel realises that after the Iranian elections and a moderate government is established, it will have lost all chance of it's evil plan of attacking Iran. I've said it before, and I'm saying it again now, if Iran and the US develop relations, the entire face of the Middle East will change politically. That translates into Israel becoming just a little patch of desert where Jews live, nothing more. There will be no need for all those BILLIONS of dollars taken from American Taxpayers being sent to Israel annually. Israel will become plain, simple and nothing special without it's constant cries for war. War is what keeps the money flowing to Israel, that is why Israel CREATES these conflicts, to milk the USA of money, and to constantly come up with "false" reasons to attack it's neighbours, all the while stealing more land and spreading itself across the desert.

I firmly believe Iran will elect another moderate government that will work with Obama. Iran is smart, they have not been around this long because they are stupid. This is a perfect chance to turn the tables on Israel while increasing the importance of Iran and other Arab states in the region. The signs are there, we just need to recognise them. A moderate will be elected in June, mark my words. The world must keep Israel from attacking Iran before Iran's elections. report below:

Iranian presidential candidate promises change

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A reformist challenger to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Tuesday that he would reverse the president's hard-line policies, including the denial of the Holocaust, if he wins the June presidential vote.

Mahdi Karroubi, a moderate cleric, is one of four candidates running in the June 12 elections, though he is believed to have less support than the leading reformist challenger to Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi.

Karroubi strongly criticized Ahmadinejad for pushing Iran into international isolation and said he has needlessly antagonized the West by claiming the Holocaust was a myth, as well as failed to improve living standards despite huge oil revenues unseen in Iran's history.

"The Holocaust is a fact. It is obvious that it has occurred no matter whether the number of people who perished were 6 million or 6,000. (Denying the Holocaust) is of no benefit to Iran," he told a press conference.

The reformist cleric privately told The Associated Press prior to the press conference that it is wrong to assume that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is supporting Ahmadinejad for re-election. (NOTE~Americans might want to re-read that statement)

"During private meetings, he (Khamenei) rejected assertions that he is backing Ahmadinejad for re-election," he said.

Karroubi said the biggest challenge for his government, if elected, will be to return Iran to the position and image it had in 2004 when former reformist president Mohammad Khatami, a respected intellectual, stepped down.(NOTE~Khatami was the one screwed by the USA, after he left, a hardline Government came to power because Khatami got nothing in return for working with Americans. In other words, all the promises made by America were not followed through and were broken)

"Iran has been derailed from the path of development ... expert views, planning and wisdom have been nonexistent during the past four years. The image of the Iranian president has been reduced to the level of a man without wisdom. Changing this image will be the biggest achievement," Gholam Hossein Karbashchi, the campaign manager, said.

While some supporters gave Ahmadinejad a hero's welcome on his return (from Durban II), moderates complained that the president had undermined "the dignity of Iran and Iranians."

Karroubi, a former parliamentary speaker, said he will pursue a foreign policy of detente with the West and wouldn't mind meeting President Barack Obama if it would help Iran's national interests.source

Hamas & Clinton & Netanyahu-Peace Dance Begins

Devil is in the details, always. Two days ago I wrote here about Netanyahu suddenly abandoning the mantra that Hamas must recognise Israel as a pre-condition to talks, see below:

Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is no longer demanding that Palestinians recognize Israel as a "Jewish state" as a precondition for talks, according to a statement sent to Ma'an.

The prime minister's media advisor said that the Netanyahu "has never set this as a pre-condition for the opening of negotiations and dialogue with the Palestinians."

However, the statement went on to say that "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is insistent in his approach that recognition of Israel as the national state of the Jewish People is a matter of substance and principle that enjoys wide recognition in the country and around the world, without which it will not be possible to advance the diplomatic process and reach a peace settlement."

This is very telling. What it means is that talks will go forward, those talks will include Hamas, either directly or indirectly. My guess is that at this point it will be indirectly, through an intermediary. The signs have been taking shape. One big hint for me personally was when Gerry Adams went to Gaza. If you recall, Israel said he would not get in unless he said he would not meet with members of Hamas. He refused to give that stipulation and so Israel banned him for entry. Next day, suddenly he was inside Gaza. This after intervention by Tony Blair and most likely at the behest of Mitchell who Adams had met with a month prior in Washington when Adams going to Gaza was discussed. Additionally, Adams said he would be “reporting” to Mitchell after his visit. I believe the US government have asked for assistance from Adams. This is evident by the sudden reversal of the Israeli ban on his entry into Gaza. Afterall, Adams has a long history with both Blair and Mitchell, and on a lesser scale Hillary Clinton. Additionally he has met with Hamas and the PLO several times in the past, most recently in 2006.

Firstly, I can tell you that Hamas will never agree to this stipulation at this point in time and the US knows this. As for Israel and the US, Like it or not, Hamas has an electoral mandate, and as such should be included, otherwise nothing will ever come of any talks. To move forward without Hamas, would effectively say to the voting public that their elected officials AND their supporters and voters have no rights. Can't do this, it didn't work in Ireland and won't work in Palestine.

Then today I happened upon this article about Clinton saying that Hamas must recognise Israel, renounced violence and adhere to all previous agreements made by the PA. Upon first read you’d think this is in exact opposition to what Netanyahu said two days ago. However, look closer. What is really being said here is that “talks” can move forward without recognition, however, for the US to support the Palestinian government or fund such government, Hamas will have to agree to those terms. There will be a long time between those to point of “talks” and “government” of a Palestinian state. This would mean that the settlement issues and most of the serious issues Palestine has with Israel would be mostly resolved, before Hamas would be expected to meet those three requirements.

This is the peace process dance. It’s a process, and it will be a very long process at that. In Ireland it took many years, and the IRA did not disarm during talks or even after the Good Friday Agreement was voted for and partially implemented. I think the US is modelling much after the Irish peace process at this initial stage anyway. Clinton article below:

Clinton sets conditions on Palestinian govt with Hamas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday the United States would not deal with or fund a Palestinian government that includes Hamas unless the Palestinians meet three international conditions.

"We will not deal with nor in any way fund a Palestinian government that includes Hamas unless and until Hamas has renounced violence, recognized Israel and agrees to follow the previous obligations of the Palestinian Authority," Clinton told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs committee.

"We want to leave the door open" to including Hamas, Clinton said.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Israel and the Palestinians to "step back from the abyss" and invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for separate talks in early June.

Netanyahu Now Channelling Obama

A new Article out today (below) stating Netanyahu claims that “recognizing Israel as a Jewish State” is no longer required as a precondition to talks. Yup, read it again. Now, for sometime I have had inkling that perhaps there is a bigger picture happening here with the Obama Administration. I am beginning to think he may be going to actually “do the deal” in the Middle East. I am still too much a sceptic at this point but some signs are emerging and if so then I am happy to be proven wrong on Obama.

Negotiations, be it between Israel/Palestine, or the ones that took place in Ireland. They always start from the most extreme positions, and move from there. The fact that Netanyahu has given up on this “pre-condition” that Israel has used to avoid talks, could possibly mean that the US has made its position clear to Israel. And that means Israel will not be allowed to scupper another chance at peace. Let’s hope the US keeps the pressure up on Israel, it is the only thing they react to, or understand.

Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is no longer demanding that Palestinians recognize Israel as a "Jewish state" as a precondition for talks, according to a statement sent to Ma'an.

The prime minister's media advisor said that the Netanyahu "has never set this as a pre-condition for the opening of negotiations and dialogue with the Palestinians."

However, the statement went on to say that "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is insistent in his approach that recognition of Israel as the national state of the Jewish People is a matter of substance and principle that enjoys wide recognition in the country and around the world, without which it will not be possible to advance the diplomatic process and reach a peace settlement."

A demand that Palestinians recognize Israel “as the state of the Jewish people” as a condition for resuming peace negotiations is unacceptable to the US, the State Department said this weekend.

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz, quoting statements from the State Department, indicated that the US would not back Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand for this recognition.

The US released these statements during a visit by Special Envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell. Mitchell met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after meeting Israeli leaders.

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) recognized “the right of the State of Israel to exist in peace and security.” In return, Israel did not recognize an independent Palestinian state but rather acknowledged the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinians.

Palestinian negotiators have rejected this demand for recognition of Israel as a “Jewish state” because Israel conceives of its Jewish nature in terms of its Jewish majority. This, in turn, would preclude the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes in what is now Israel.

Some 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from Palestine during the 1948-49 war that saw the creation of Israel. Today more than 4.6 million UN-registered Palestinian refugees live throughout the Middle East and elsewhere.

The fate of the refugees is one of the “final status issues” that has still to be negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians.

Israel Throwing Hissy Fit

Israel says: "You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us,You WILL recognise us, or else we won't negotiate for peace........one word "asshat"

Israel demands recognition

Israel's prime minister has told a visiting US envoy that the Palestinians must recognise Israel as a "Jewish state" before it will discuss establishing an independent Palestinian state.

Benyamin Netanyahu made the remarks as he met George Mitchell, the US special envoy for the Middle East, in Tel Aviv on Thursday.

"Israel expects the Palestinians to first recognise Israel as a Jewish state before talking about two states for two peoples," a senior official in Netanyahu's office quoted the new prime minister as saying.

Earlier, after meeting Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli foreign minister, Mitchell had repeated Washington's support for a Palestinian state.

"I reiterated to the foreign minister that US policy favours, with respect to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a two-state solution which will have a Palestinian state living in peace alongside the Jewish state of Israel," he said.

"We look forward also to efforts to achieving comprehensive peace throughout the region."

Right to return

Jacky Rowland, reporting from Jerusalem, said: "It hasn't taken Benyamin Netanyahu long to show his true colours.

"Before the government was sworn in we heard statements that sought to allay fears that this would be a very right-wing government ... but now we are starting to see him produce hoops for the Palestinians to jump through," she said.

"Basically, asking the Palestinians to recognise Israel as a Jewish state is asking them to waive the right of return for Palestinian refugees."

Palestinians demand the right for the 4.6 million descendants of those who fled in 1948 to return to their lands that are now inside Israel.

"The idea of any Palestinian leader giving up on that claim lightly is really quite unrealistic," Rowland said.

The Palestinian Authority has rejected similar demands in the past, saying it only recognises Israel within the country's borders before the 1967 Middle East war when the Israelis seized the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

One in five people still living in Israel are Arabs.

Abdullah Abdullah, head of the PLO foreign affairs committee, told Al Jazeera that the comments showed Netanyahu was not interested in negotiating.

"He only puts this condition to block, to sabotage, any attempt by the American envoy to move the peace process forward," he said.

Netanyahu has said that he wants any peace talks with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, to focus mainly on security and economic issues.

'Dead end'

Furthermore, Lieberman, an Israeli nationalist, has flatly rejected a restart of the Israeli-Palestinian talks launched by George Bush, the former US president, in Annapolis in 2007.

On Thursday, the Israeli foreign minister, said that "the peace process has reached a dead end" and that "the new government will have to formulate new ideas and approaches," according to a statement from his office.

Israel committed itself to the principle of a Palestinian state under the 2003 international "road map" for peace, which included a series of steps for Israelis and Palestinians to follow, eventually resulting in negotiations over core issues and the creation of a Palestinian state.

Under the Annapolis agreement, the two sides began discussing those final status issues last year.

Mitchell was expected to travel to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Friday to meet Abbas, who has insisted that the new Israeli cabinet commit itself to a two-state solution before the two sides can resume any talks.

The negotiations were halted during Israel's 22-day assault on the Gaza Strip, which left more than 1,300 Palestinians, mainly women and children, dead

Gates Tells Israel "Don't Attck Iran"

Wake up America, Israel will be the undoing of you. Cut loose these paranoid people while you still have some respect left.

Gates warns against Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities

The Defense secretary tells a group of Marine students that such a strike would only delay the nuclear program while strengthening the Iranians' resolve.

Reporting from Washington -- Amid increasing suggestions that Israel may attack Iran's nuclear facilities, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned this week that such a strike would have dangerous consequences, and asserted that Tehran's acquisition of a bomb can be prevented only if "Iranians themselves decide it's too costly."

Using his strongest language on the subject to date, Gates told a group of Marine Corps students that although a strike probably would delay Tehran's nuclear program one to three years, it would unify Iranians, "cement their determination to have a nuclear program, and also build into the whole country an undying hatred of whoever hits them." Israeli officials fear that the Islamic Republic may gain the know-how to build a bomb as early as this year, and several of them have warned that Israel could strike first to eliminate what it considers an existential threat.

Gates told students at Marines Corps University in Quantico, Va., that while President Obama "needs the full range of options," in his view "we need to look at every way we can to increase the cost of that program to them, whether it's through economic sanctions or other things." The Defense secretary said other nations need to put more emphasis on arguments that a bomb would diminish, rather than improve, Iran's security "particularly if it launches an arms race in the Middle East."

Gates' comments were delivered on Monday and first reported by the Army Times newspaper. A Defense official confirmed their accuracy.

Iran responded this week to the Israeli declarations, asking the United Nations to intervene to stop the threats.

Mohammad Khazaee, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, sent a letter Tuesday to the president of the U.N. Security Council denouncing "unlawful and insolent" threats of an attack. He said the threats violated international law and the U.N. Charter, and urged the organization to respond.

(America, Please pay close attention to the next line:)

Israeli officials would probably seek the cooperation and approval of their American allies before carrying out any such strike, experts say.

(Now do you really want to be dragged into a very serious war as Israel's puppet? A war that will only prove to Arabs and the Middle East that you are against them all? Israel suffers for paranoia, don't join them in their delusion. Pay attention to the next section as well:)

One reason is that Israelis may want U.S. clearance to fly over Iraq, and possibly help with aircraft refueling or aspects of the operation. In addition, a strike could set off retaliatory Iranian attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, straining relations between the two allies.

But the comments of Gates and Biden suggest that in their private conversations U.S. officials are discouraging such a course, even though officials say they would never deny Israel's right to act in self-defense.

Israel suffers from paranoia, proof here

Egypt Gets One Thing Right

Egypt says will not deal with Israel's Lieberman

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said Cairo would not deal with ultranationalist Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's Channel 2 television reported on Wednesday.

"We will work with any proposal by the Israeli government but not through the Israeli foreign minister," Abul Gheit said in an interview with Russia Today television, excerpts of which were aired on Channel 2.

Lieberman stirred controversy last year when he said Hosni Mubarak could "go to hell" if the Egyptian president did not want to visit Israel. He once suggested Egypt's Aswan Dam might be bombed.

"Of course he will not visit Cairo as long as his positions remain unchanged," Abul Gheit said.

On his first day at the foreign ministry this month, Lieberman said the U.S.-sponsored Annapolis declaration of 2007 on peace with the Palestinians was no longer valid. "A person has to think about the consequences of the signals he sends from his brain to his tongue during speech and there have been consequences for Egypt," Abul Gheit said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose right-leaning government took office late last month, will meet Mubarak in Egypt in the near future, his office said last week.

Turkey "Talks Turkey" on I/P Conflict

I posted this because from a strategic view this article is dead on. The fellow, Robert Lowe, manager and researcher fellow on the Middle Eastern Programme of Chatham House gets it right.

If No Independent Palestinian State – No Peace With Israel

Azerbaijan, Baku,

Despite that the Palestinian-Israeli talks will continue, they will not bring to progress in the peace process if Israel refuses to recognize an independent Palestinian state.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu notified the President of the Palestinian Autonomy (PA) Mahmoud Abbas of the intention to resume the peace process to sign a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, BBC Russian reported.

However, Netanyahu did not confirm support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state that is the basis for all international agreements on the Palestinian-Israeli solution source .

During the election campaign, he stated willingness to negotiate with the Palestinians, but said he considered premature to speak of establishment of a Palestinian state. Instead, he offered the Palestinians to cooperate in improving the economic situation on the West Bank and cease armed resistance of Hamas Movement.

However, Foreign Minister of Israel Avigdor Lieberman rejected the principles of the conflict solution, which were adopted at the conference in Annapolis and include the establishment of a Palestinian state, which is supported by the U.S. Administration and the European Union.

"For progress Israel has to take out the settlements (constructed on the West Bank), restrict the refuges," Robert Lowe, manager and researcher fellow on the Middle Eastern Programme of Chatham House, told Trend News in a telephone conversation. - The current Israeli government is unable to do this.

Abbas's consent to negotiate with the right government of Israel is aimed at weakening the rigid position of Hamas.

Abbas believes if he shows interest in negotiation with Netanyahu he would get the American support and probably the U.S. Administration will exert pressure on Israel, Muhammad Yaghi, commentator of Palestinian Al Ayyam newspaper, said.

However, this approach of the Palestinian leadership won't yield to anything.

"This will only make it easier for the Israeli government to convince the world that the peace process is on track while it continues building new settlements and expanding old ones, and isolating Jerusalem,"

Yaghi told Trend News via e-mail.

Hamas also estimated Abbas's dialogue with Netanyahu as a blow to the establishment of a national Palestinian state, Al Jazeera website reported.

"Netanyahu wants to be sure of the stability of Abbas's government to continue the negotiations - Frisch told Trend News in a telephone conversation. - Abbas has good experience in negotiation strategy, but Israel wants to remove Hamas [from internal policy of PA].

The pressure of the international mediators on the Israelis and Palestinians support the peace process, but this does not lead to progress.

"Palestinians are weaken and Israelis are divided - they need to overcome this for progress in the talks," Lowe said.

Abbas to Netanyahu "Happy Passover"

Not sayin nuthin, except this is sickening.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas telephoned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday morning and wished him a happy Passover.

The telephone conversation was the first between the two since Netanyahu entered office as prime minister.

Sources in Jerusalem said that the initiative by the PA president is testimony to his readiness to hold talks with Netanyahu despite relatively bellicose statements coming from Ramallah soon after the establishment of Netanyahu's government.

Ties between the Palestinian Authority and Israel atrophied in the wake of Operation Cast Lead, the IDF's campaign in the Gaza Strip at the beginning of the year.

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert, who made great efforts to close a deal with the PA before he left office, accused the PA of failing to reach an agreement. In the penultimate cabinet meeting over which he presided, Olmert said the Palestinian leadership lacked the courage to make the final steps towards peace. source

Just loved that last statement there by Olmert: "The Palestinian leadership lacked the courage to make the final steps towards peace." Translation: Palestinians refused to give everything away to Israel.

DEATH THREAT~Israeli Minister Says: Hezbollah chief 'deserves to die'

Rhetorical Question: So how come Israel can make such a statement and call for those against this man to kill him, yet when Iranians make those statements against Israel, Israel calls for the destruction of Iran.
Just sayin.........

two reports below:

press tv: Israeli Transport Minister Yisrael Katz calls for the assassination of the chief of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah.

"Nasrallah deserves death and I hope that those who know what to do with him will act and give him what he deserves," AFP quoted the Israeli minister as saying on Sunday.

Kaztz is a close aide of hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahou.

Nasrallah's popularity in the world especially Muslim countries hit record high after a 33-day war between Israel and Hezbollah. Hezbollah managed to successfully resist against the well-equipped Israeli military.

Israeli military offensive killed more than 1,200 Lebanese, mostly women and children.

The remarks by the Israeli minister is indicative of how Israel is panicked by the Hezbollah leader's political clout and the movement's military might.

Recently a top Israeli official Major-General Amos Yadlin said that Hezbollah has not given up plans to avenge the assassination of its military commander Imad Mughniyeh.

Mughniyeh was killed in a February 2008 car bombing in Damascus. While Israel denies any involvement in the attack, Hezbollah says it has evidence of Israel's role in the assassination.


Israel Says: Hezbollah chief 'deserves to die'

JERUSALEM (AFP) An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's Shiite fundmentalist movement Hezbollah and a nemesis of Israel, deserved to die.

"Nasrallah deserves death and I hope that those who know what to do with him will act and give him what he deserves," said Transport Minister Yisrael Katz, who is close to hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel and Hezbollah fought a devastating war in Lebanon in 2006 after the Shiite militia's guerrillas seized two Israeli soldiers in a deadly cross-border raid.

The 34-day war killed more than 1,200 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and more than 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers, and is widely considered in the Jewish state to have been a failure.

"We will soon set out a new policy. We should erect a wall between the Gaza Strip and Israel and we should no longer exercise the slightest responsibility for civil affairs in the Gaza Strip, such as allowing the passage of merchandise."

Israel has kept Gaza largely sealed to all but essential humanitarian goods since Hamas, an Islamist movement pledged to the destruction of the Jewish state.