Posted on 06/30/2015 8:37:24 PM PDT by Nachum
Read the statement in the tweet below, and it becomes quite clear that the Obama administration has come out in favor of boycotting, divesting from and sanctioning Israel.
Obama admin opposes "conflation of Israel and 'Israeli-controlled territories' in #TPA bill, per @statedeptspox
No, this administration is different than previous administrations. Previous administrations (with the exception of Carter) may have referred to Jewish settlement of Judea and Samaria as 'unwise' and may have called it 'illegitimate.' But only the Obama and Carter administrations have called it 'illegal.' (Which it's not). And the Bush administration did support some Israeli 'settlement' and did issue a letter saying that it expected that some of those 'settlements' would be made apart of Israel as part of a final agreement with the 'Palestinians.' But then came the Obama administration and disavowed the letter.
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday punched a big hole in Israel-led efforts to induce the Obama administration to regard boycotts of settlements as identical to boycott of Israel proper. In doing so, it provided the Israeli government and the pro-Israel lobby with yet another painful lesson in the pitfalls of being too clever by half and biting off more than one should chew.
This anti-Israel administration cannot end soon enough. 'Most pro-Israel administration evah' my tuches.A special statement issued by the State Department Press Office on Tuesday afternoon made clear that while the administration “strongly opposes” any boycott, divestment or sanctions against the State of Israel, it does not extend the same protection to “Israel-controlled territories.” Rather than weakening efforts to boycott Jewish settlements in the occupied territories, as Israel supporters had planned, the State Department was actually granting them unprecedented legitimacy.
The statement came in the wake of President Obama’s signing of the Trade Promotion Authority bill, which grants him the authority he had sought to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership accord. But as the bill deals with free trade agreements in general, a clause was inserted in the Senate by Democratic Senator Ben Cardin and Republican Senator Rob Portman and by Representative Peter Roskam in the House of Representative that instructs American diplomats to include opposition to any boycott of Israel - or of persons from “territories controlled by Israel” - in their free trade negotiations with the European Union.
The State Department statement, however, makes clear that the bill will not change U.S. policy towards the settlements. “The U.S. government has never defended or supported Israeli settlements or activity associated with them, and, by extension, does not pursue policies or activities that would legitimize them,” it said. It went on to note: “Administrations of both parties have long recognized that settlement activity and efforts to change facts on the ground undermine the goal of a two-state solution.”
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Siding with their own destroyers yet again. All for the hate of the tribe of Judah.
Which will be their ultimate downfall.
The bad news is that the Obama Administration hates Israel so much that it will make sure that Iran soon has its own nuclear weapons. The good news is that Shia Iran will use them to obliterate Sunni Saudi Arabia - including Mecca and its ancient temple of the moon god. The Saudis are screwed, but God himself will protect Israel.
Suppose IDF attacks the aggressor?
The Obama-Kerry State Department comes out in favor of BDS
I was thinking this meant an S+M variant....when I read the headline
That’s where I went too.
Setting up WW3. All out of sick, twisted hate.
Nazis in the WH. But we;ve known that for several years already.
NO matter. They will all be boiling in Hell and Israel will continue to grow and thrive
They’re working for the losing team...
It is just sad to see how much Jewish support he had for both elections. I don’t get it....
Bush Derangement Syndrome?
I'm sure this is *totally unrelated* to Zero and Lurch's surrender to Iran. Thanks Nachum.
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