Posted on 05/27/2005 1:39:51 PM PDT by IAF ThunderPilot
The Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee says Thursday's Bush-Abu Mazen meeting is a great blow to Israeli-U.S. relations, and proves that Sharon is deceiving the public.
The committee chairman, Likud MK Yuval Shteinitz (pictured), said today that everything Sharon has long said he was promised by U.S. President George Bush amounts to zero, because "Bush said yesterday that the basis for everything is the pre-1967 borders."
Prime Minister Sharon has long boasted that Bush has promised him that he would support Israel's right to retain large settlement blocs in Judea and Samaria in any final-status arrangement. However, Shteinitz said, Bush's remarks on Thursday represent "a regression even from previous American positions in favor of UN Resolution 242, which talked about 'defensible borders.'"
In fact, Bush referred not to the 1967 borders, but rather to the 1949 Armistice Lines, which are even less generous to Israel in some areas.
"It is deception and misleading of the public," Shteinitz said, "when Prime Minister Sharon claimed that the United States and Bush would support the Israeli position in talks after the disengagement..."
Shteinitz further said, "Abu Mazen is doing nothing against terrorism, as the Shabak (GSS), and even Sharon himself, have said. The opposite: he is allowing Hamas and the terrorist organizations to get stronger, and even to run in the elections. And this same Abu Mazen receives compliments in Washington for his opposition to terrorism."
MK Yitzchak Levy (Religious Zionism Renewal Party) said, "The lie that Sharon has been disseminating about American commitments to maintain the settlement blocs has exploded. Once again, Sharon receives a spit in the face, and yet he still runs as if being chased to expel thousands of Jews from their homes, receiving nothing in return."
Associate Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Friday morning that the Bush "promise" regarding Israel's right to retain large settlement blocs no longer exists, for all intents and purposes. Peres explained that this is because Bush made sure to say in the press conference with Abu Mazen on Thursday that the future of the areas requires Palestinian Authority agreement.
Analyst Dr. Aaron Lerner of IMRA notes other major gains for the PA following the White House meeting, and one minor gain for Israel. Among the PA achievements are:
* Explicit reference to Jerusalem in the phrase "Israel should not undertake any activity that... prejudice final status negotiations with regard to Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem." * Acceptance of validity of a "terror" party running in the elections. * Implicit acceptance of the PA position that the "punishment" for murdering Israelis is a day job in the PA security forces.
On the other hand, Bush showed understanding for Israel's demand to control airspace and sea ports in Gaza - at least until conditions change enough to warrant more Israeli trust of the PA. This could even include control of the Philadelphi Route on the southern Gaza border, Lerner feels.
Linda Rivera, New York (comment #7):
"THE WARNING GIVEN BY AMERICA'S TOP MILITARY EXPERTS"
"Shortly after the Six Day War in 1967, America's Joint Chiefs of Staff submitted their report requested by the U.S. government. The report stated that ISRAEL CAN ONLY BE DEFENSIBLE IF IT RETAINS JUDEA, SAMARIA, GAZA & THE GOLAN. The Quartet-U.S. EU, UN & Russia plan to give Islamofascists an Islamic terror state utterly destroys Israel's defensibility. The IDF are being transformed into Ethnic Jew Cleansing Teams of the New World Order. Will the IDF sworn to protect Israel, allow Israel's Jews to be led like sheep to the slaughter?"
indeed, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The US does not even support defensible borders for the US.
No news here.
I'd like to here a Clarification of the Administration's position regards the borders.
It WAS my understanding, last I heard, that Bush DID support an adjustment to the 1967 Line in Israel's Favor, as per the Very Legal terms of Resolution 242 (which does not even mention 'Palestine' or 'Palestinains' by name) and 'W' said something to the effect of "Recognizing Realities on the ground", meaning Israel's many long term settlements past the '67 border would be part of a slightly enhanced/more secure ISRAEL.
Hey, if you can betray your own people, you can easily betray your allies.
Excellent point.
Palies will make a hiway corridor from Gaza to West Bank the new gambit once main withdrawls occur.
Egypt and Iran both tied up the recent U.N. weapons proliferation sessions.
Nothing was achieved.....but wait!
Egypt now wants Israel to be forced to declare it Nuclear Arsenal...and submit to NPT insections.
Washington is silent so far....so far.
But one does wonder how long that will last.
Palies are getting so much so quickly they are wetting themselves in excitement.
Defensable borders for Israel seem a foregone conclusion.
Gone being the Key search word.
It will not be to long before we here of a new seaport for Gaza....airfields.
Euro's will walk on water to make that happen.
Anythings possible now...
I would not be surprised to see Egypt broker its older M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Palestinians.
Washington will say no at first...but just you watch.,
call it a hunch.
Hopefully Israels military is prepping for the sure to come war.
This will require laying Neutron atomic ordinance down on the children of Esau.
Prophecy states the war will be on the Mountains of Israel.
Exactly where Esau is now parked.
Nope, they are $52.
Bookmarked.
Don't take offense. The US no longer supports the defense of its own borders, either.
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