Indyk: A Disastrous Choice for Mediator

The Algemeiner ^ | 7/29/13 | Isi Leibler

[Nachum]

The US State Department has floated a trial balloon to test the idea of former US Ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, serving as mediator in the forthcoming peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. (Editor’s note: at the time of publication the State Department had in fact confirmed that Indyk would serve in the said capacity.) It is not surprising that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signaled his approval. What is incomprehensible is that Prime Minister Netanyahu has done likewise.

Unfortunately the prospect of genuine progress in the negotiations is extraordinarily slim. There is no evidence that the Palestinian Authority will compromise on a single issue. In the unlikely event that the weak, corrupt President Abbas does make even a single concession, his Fatah supporters will immediately topple him.

Nonetheless, an “honest broker” is essential to the process. However, Martin Indyk is not that broker. His track record in presiding over previous peace negotiations indicates that if re-appointed, he will, in all probability, direct negotiations in a manner to ensure that Israel will be blamed for their failure.

[molson209]

Abbas only showed up because Barry will give him $500 million now and $4.5 billion later

[Don Corleone]

Israel is playing along just to give justification to taking out Iran and its allies when the time becomes right. Then they will say...”See we were trying but the other guys wouldn’t play fair” They know that nothing positive can or will come out of this charade.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Nachum.

His track record in presiding over previous peace negotiations indicates that if re-appointed, he will, in all probability, direct negotiations in a manner to ensure that Israel will be blamed for their failure.

Yeah, as if that wouldn't be done anyway. The fact is, having Outandoutdyk being the impartial mod means the koranimals are more likely to actually show up for the negotiations -- and if they don't, it's as good an arrangement as they can ever hope for. Right now, Zero and Lurch are trying to pull down that worthless Nobel, just as Slippery Bill tried to do in exactly the same way. It led nowhere.

[SunkenCiv]

Bibi's use of the otherwise useless and stupid Tzipi Livni to negotiate [sic] with the murderer of Jews Saeb Erekat is brilliant -- the jihadists will reject any agreement based on the fact that it was a woman, which is worse than saying she's a Jew.

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