Posted on 06/19/2009 9:01:54 AM PDT by Shellybenoit
For the past month or so, President Obama has been putting most of the blame for the lack of Middle East peace on Israel and the settlements. His demand of a settlement building freeze requires a prohibition on construction inside the footprint of communities that today are de facto Israeli territory. These are the city-settlements that have long been slated for inclusion into Israel in any final-status agreement, with equivalent Israeli territory awarded to the future Palestinian state through land swaps.
But the presidential myopia goes beyond that, Obama has chosen to ignore the one single fact that has stalled the peace process more than any other. Neither Fatah "the moderate terrorists" or Hamas recognize Israel's right to exist. Maybe Obama should clamp down on them?...
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Terrorist Appeaser Ping.
Obama has been putting most of the blame for the lack of Middle East peace on Israel and the settlements. His demand of a settlement building freeze requires a prohibition on construction inside the footprint of communities that today are de facto Israeli territory. These are the city-settlements that have long been slated for inclusion into Israel in any final-status agreement, with equivalent Israeli territory awarded to the future Palestinian state through land swaps. But the presidential myopia goes beyond that, Obama has chosen to ignore the one single fact that has stalled the peace process more than any other. Neither Fatah "the moderate terrorists" or Hamas recognize Israel's right to exist.It'll be nice to give ourselves regime change in 2010 and again in 2012.
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