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President Obama gave Bibi Netanyahu an ultimatum on renewing negotiations with the Palestinians, according to reports cited by Israel Radio Sunday morning. According to the ultimatum, Netanyahu has to decide within a month whether he agrees to accept President Barack Obama’s platform and resume talks based on 1967 lines.
The President has been working on getting the leaders of major Jewish organizations on their side realizing that some of them, such as Abe Foxman of the ADL are more concerned about advancing their power in the progressive political world than their organization’s Jewish mission.
According to Eli Lake of the Washington Times the Obama White House appealed to Jewish leaders on Friday that the request of Israel was part of an effort to head off Palestinian plans to declare an independent state at the United Nations
Defenders of the President insist that the President’s “1967 borders with land swaps” is nothing new. But it certainly is.
As Jennifer Rubin reported in the Washington Post, “On Saturday I asked a State Department official authorized only to speak on background: Does “1967 borders with land swaps” mean “1967 and then we discuss swaps” or does it mean “1967 borders plus the swaps that the parties previously agreed to in negotiations including the Jerusalem suburbs”? The latter, I pointed out is consistent with the 2004 Bush-Sharon letters, but the former is not. In fact, if it is 1967 and then they discuss land swaps, that is the same as starting with the 1967 borders. Period. And sure enough the State Department official told me, “It means swaps that the parties will agree on in the course of direct negotiations.”
In other words, Obama wants Israel to start negotiating under the assumption that that the Kotel, the old city and the Jerusalem suburbs are Palestinian property, cancelling up prior understandings that these areas would never be part of a Palestinian state. That has never before been the U.S. government’s demand, and it weakens Israel’s bargaining position.” In other words, there is zero difference in the Obama plan between “1967 borders” and “1967 border with land swaps.” In both, the starting point is borders Israel has deemed indefensible.
At the same time President Obama has not made similar demands of the Palestinians, not even requesting the most basic of concessions that the Palestinians recognize Israel as the Jewish State. When you put it all together, Obama is asking Israel to make concessions with a government which is comprised of two terrorist organizations bent on its destruction, Fatah makes their calls for Israel’s destruction in Arabic only, and Hamas who calls for the destruction of Israel is clear in any language.
It’s time for the President to remember the famous words of Albert Einstein “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” The last time Obama called for one-sided concessions by Israel (the settlement freeze), the only result was a break off in talks because the Palestinians used the administration’s demands as preconditions for further talks. The bottom line is that the Palestinian Authority is not ready to sign a peace deal that recognizes Israel as a Jewish State, whether the boarders are the 1948 armistice lines or the small UN Mandate borders.
Supposedly Obama is making the demands because he does not want to be forced to veto the unilateral Palestinian Statehood declaration in September. The truth is that the Palestinians are well aware their unilateral statehood push has no chance; its only purpose is to continue the international de-legitimization of Israel. Obama’s demand for the 67 lines as a starting point is serving the same purpose, because there is no way Israel can agree to it. An Israeli concession on borders prior to talks even start robs them of their one bargaining chip. And there is no corresponding Palestinian concession.
But that is not a concern of the President, almost every action he as taken since his inauguration indicates that he is not a big friend of the Jewish State, despite the support he has gotten from the progressive leadership of the major Jewish organizations.
Unfortunately it looks as if the administration will be able to have it both ways. While the President’s strategy is being exposed here and in much of the conservative media, the progressive mainstream media, most of the Jewish press, normally pro-Israel democratic legislators and even leaders of major Jewish organizations are reluctant to stand in front of the camera and break with their progressive meal ticket Barack Obama.
Sadly they are probably right. Jewish money still pours into Democratic Party coffers even though the President from their party is the most anti-Israel in history, and the legislators are two cowardly to confront him in public. Hopefully when it comes time to vote in 2012, American Jews will wake up and smell the hummus. If this administration is this anti-Israel in the middle of a re-election campaign, I shudder to think what will happen during a second, lame duck campaign when he no longer needs any Jewish support.
And what people — “with rare exception” — has NOT been “rebellious against God”?
The only difference, Milady, is that the Jews “for thousands of years” had the stones to WRITE about their shortcomings.
That’s how people like yourself ever got to find out about the Jews’ “troubled” & “rebellious” character in the first place; the latter simply chose to put what is common to all into a written record.
The other peoples of the ancient world would never DREAM of putting down in writing their criticisms of themselves & their society
— if they even dared to make the criticisms at all.
‘Hang out the household laundry in plain & public view,
for all and sundry (let alone posterity) to see?’
— Get real.
As for the proclivity of Jews for the liberal agenda specifically (and, yes, its Marxist temptations, as well),
consider that as one (or a series) of the many acccidents of history.
After all (and just for example), had the Enlightenment & the freeing of the Jews from the Europe’s ghettoes
been a project coming from the Right
instead of one from the Left (the Napoleonic climax of the French Revolution),
who knows what tune they
(and yourself perhaps)
might be humming today?
Friendly advice?: Tread lightly.
I am positive that about 70% of American Jewish idiots will vote for this hussein no mater what. The situation is resembling one in Germany of 1930th. It is well known that Jews over there were mostly secular, arrogant brown-noses trying to be more germans than Germans themselves were. In America their behavior is very similar to that. We already saw 78% of them voting for this “drek” and I am sure that majority of them will be licking his sphincter again.
Good thing most Americans don’t share your views. Got any idea of how many expats have moved to Mexico? Soon there will be a sort of population exchange. Mexican Peso will be stronger than your worthless dollars. I would say the conservatives propensities for stupid ill defined wasteful military adventurism is a major cause for much of Americas social and economic ills today, along with corporate greed. I’m sure you’ll find a reason to pin it on the Jews, after all we are a rebellious people. We do have something that you Christians will never have. A firm and binding contract with our G-d, not yours, ours. Eat your heart out!!! Zechariah 8:23
American Jews (much like their Israeli counterparts) for the most will not wise up and vote the right way–they for the most will continue to vote anti American and anti Israel–because they for the most are Marxist just like the democrat party. And at the end of the day its mostly about Marxist ideology for the American Jew–and not about what is moral and good! This of course is nothing new for the Jewish people–they for thousands of years have been a very troubled people and rebellious against God–with rare exception.
Will Fox and NY Post dump Dick Morris?
June 15, 2011
Is Toe-Sucking Fox Newser Dick Morris In D.C. Madam’s Phone List?
At it again? D.C. madam Deborah Jean Palfrey has given 46 pounds of her clients’ phone records to Brian Ross at ABC News. Ross, who was instrumental in outing former Rep. Mark Foley’s perving on congressional pages, plans to reveal the names of the owners of the phone numbers — many of whom, potentially, are powerful Washington figures — on the network Friday night — just in time for May sweeps.
But in the Washington Post coverage yesterday, one name stuck out:
[Palfrey’s attorney Montgomery] Sibley also filed notice that he intends to depose political consultant Dick Morris in a separate civil proceeding. Morris would not comment.
On the eve of the Democratic Convention in September 1996, Morris was forced to resign as head of Pres. Clinton’s reelection campaign after Sherry Rowlands, a call girl with whom he had a long-term for-pay relationship, sold her story to the supermarket tabloid “The Star” for around $50,000. In the article, Rowlands revealed that Morris had a fetish for toe sucking, a fact that will always have a place in the TMI hall of fame.
She also offered a glimpse into Morris’ marriage that may have some saliency today, if his phone number does appear on Palfrey’s list:
Asked about Morris’s wife, Rowlands said: “I’m sure this is hurting her, and was not meant to hurt her. He’s the one who hurt her, not me. . . . He loves his wife — that’s why he would pay me . . . to come see him. That makes him feel he is not cheating on his wife. This is business as long as he’s paying for it.”
Shorter: It isn’t adultery if you pay for it.
Since the Clintons kicked him out, Morris has earned millions as a professional Clinton hater inside the GOP noise machine. He bloviates regularly on the Fox News Channel , writes a syndicated column for the Fox aligned New York Post and has authored several books trashing the senator and ex-president.
He also converted to Catholicism.
Of course it’s news if dealt with as a strait news item but they go ballisticly tabloid and milk the story for all they can get out of it. Americans love this stuff like Ophra. The more salacious the better Americans like it. They spend an inordinate amount of time picking winners and losers in the Republican party, but hard news I get from the net.
Beck is gone by the months end and that leaves Hannity?
Yamit, Fox is not perfect and this is not a perfect world having said that all you have to do is watch MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS, check out NY Slime and the Wash Post and you can appreciate Fox.
Listen it really hurts me to see how the Jewish Community (not all, a majority) rallies around this bamboozo while he is throwing Israel under the bus.
This SOB embraces Islam, no two way about it.
You all know I grew up in an atmosphere with very little if any anti-Semitism, I thank the good nuns who taught us in Catholic school to respect everyone and in fact they had a high regard and a relationship with our Jewish community.
I see Israel, this tiny but great nation surrounded by a bunch of Arab gangster attempting to destroy them and I see their counter-parts in the US supporting a SOB who wants to see their destruction. That hurts.
I believe if they would get off the liberal kool-aid and stand up for the Nation G-d provided for their people, all other Americans Christians and Catholics would support them.
If they don’t fight now, it won’t get better, Jews will be an easy target.
Listen G-d did His part in returning His people back to the Holy Land, now it’s up to the Jewish community to pitch in.
Actually I think a mother who killed her daughter is real news. But I do see your point about FOX in general being entertainment. Beck and Hannity are the only thing worth watching on FOX anymore.
That’s part of your problem Fox is ultra lite on real news and 50% of their airtime is given to the trial of mom who killed her daughter, 25% more time to Weiner etc. What’s happening in the world and even real news in America at most if covered are one or two liners.
How can you learn anything of value from FNC? I watch FNC for the entertainment value and the myriad of blondes they employ. Sex always sells.
Rabbis? What rabbis? Most have degrees in rabbi-ing, Most of the real rabbis have come to Israel or are making plans to do so.
American Jews are scared, They have no real Jewish leadership and what passes for leaders are JINOS. But heh we aren’t much better we got BB the wimp.
Laura says: Why are they so cowardly?
Because that’s what American Jews have become. Easier for them to join the enemies rather than to take a stand for their own rights. Jews who are scared rabbits are no good to themselves and certainly no good for us in Israel. I’m generalizing and exaggerating but for the vast majority it’s a fact.
Laura, for the love of me I don’t understand their position.
You know I watch Fox News at the office throughout the day and there is entourage of liberal American Jewish Democratic strategist who continue to paint Obama as the messiah, all while he is throwing Israel under the bus.
My sons tell me to stop watching as its not good for my blood pressure.
Yamit it says it’s total assimilation and a complete withdrawal from Jewish life.
The Rabbis need to crank it up.
Why are they so cowardly? Is it because of what happened to a Democrat that did take a public stance against Obama’s anti-Israel policy, Anthony Weiner. Granted the slimeball did it to himself, but I have heard that the White House tipped off the media about his twitter photo. Now suddenly other pro-Israel Democrats are keeping silent. Are they being threatened or blackmailed should they be publicly outspoken against Obama’s anti-Israel policies?
Except for Florida Jewish votes for or against Obama should not influence the coming election. Jewish money might. Most large Jewish donors have long since assimilated and have scant connection if any with anything Jewish especially Israel. When roughly before the recession began some 40% of all American billionaires were nominally Jewish. In the Jewish community as a collective about 10% of their total charitable donations go to any Jewish cause including Israel. This is the group Obama wants to keep solidly in his camp. Money first and second votes maybe a distant 3rd in Obama’s priorities. The tea party may have lost the election or the republicans especially in congress due to Ryan’s stupidity in pushing for medicare reform. Florida the state with all those Jewish and non Jewish retirees. If they are so stupid to bring up Social Security reform Obama is a shoe in.
The Republicans and the stupid Tea party haven’t a clue of what needs to be done. See my comments 7-13 here