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US Urging Israel to "move Forward" Despite Netanya Bombing
AP ^ | AP-ES-07-12-05 1421EDT

Posted on 07/12/2005 11:45:39 AM PDT by TheOtherOne

US Urging Israel to "move Forward" Despite Netanya Bombing

By Barry Schweid The Associated Press
Published: Jul 12, 2005 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration, condemning Tuesday's deadly bombing in Israel, urged Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to "move ahead" toward establishing a Palestinian state despite the violence.

The immediate focus should be withdrawal from Gaza and part of the West Bank, as Sharon has pledged to do later this summer, State Department spokesman Tom Casey said.

Evidently concerned that Sharon might stop at that point because Palestinian leaders have not dismantled terror groups, Casey said the planned pullout was a "genuine opportunity" to move forward on a blueprint for Palestinian statehood.

"Obviously, that progress would have to continue, and ultimately we want to see the president's (Bush's) vision of two states living side by side in peace achieved," Casey said.

Both White House spokesman Scott McClellan and the State Department spokesman condemned the deadly suicide bombing at a shopping mall in the seaside city of Netanya. "There is no justification for the murder of innocent civilians," McClellan said.

Both spokesmen said the bombing was the work of terrorists trying to derail Mideast peace efforts. They said they did not know whether any Americans were among the casualties.

The blueprint, or road map toward peace, calls in its first stage for Palestinian leaders to dismantle terror groups.

"The Palestinian Authority needs to act to dismantle terrorist organizations and to stop attacks from happening in the first place," McClellan said.

Casey, while affirming Israel's right to self-defense, appeared to caution Israel about any retaliation. "We ask them to consider the consequences of any actions they might take," he said.

AP-ES-07-12-05 1421EDT


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: israel; pa; plo; roadmap; roadmaptohell; terrorism; terrorst
"The blueprint, or road map toward peace, calls in its first stage for Palestinian leaders to dismantle terror groups."

HA HA HA HA HA. Everyone clamours to follow the road map, and yet the Palestinians have openly defied the most basic element. Our state dept, keeps calling for Israel to make concessions. It is madness.

1 posted on 07/12/2005 11:45:39 AM PDT by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne
The Palestinians are utterly incapable of living up to the very first condition of the "roadmap" -- stop all terrorist attacks.

Which goes to show that those provisions don't mean squat -- we'll give the terrorists what they want regardless.

Abu Mazen's attempt to crack down on his terrorst population is half-hearted, at best. He knows he'd be killed if he went after them in earnest. ....And anyway, he shares their goals -- the complete destruction of "the Zionist entity."

2 posted on 07/12/2005 11:48:58 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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Out of common decency, it's a shame they couldn’t wait till the bodies were cold. There’ll be plenty of time to scold Israel tomorrow.

The Bush administration, condemning Tuesday's deadly bombing in Israel, urged Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to "move ahead" toward establishing a Palestinian state despite the violence….The immediate focus should be withdrawal from Gaza and part of the West Bank, as Sharon has pledged to do later this summer, State Department spokesman Tom Casey said….Casey, while affirming Israel's right to self-defense, appeared to caution Israel about any retaliation. "We ask them to consider the consequences of any actions they might take, "

3 posted on 07/12/2005 12:04:26 PM PDT by SJackson (On the second try, I got that jug off, but then I had a bear tied to a tree)
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It is madness

Indeed it is. Rather than publicly urging Abu Mazen to crack down on the regional terror groups so that condition #1 of his worthless "roadmap" can be met, President Bush urges Israel to "move ahead" despite Palestinian non-compliance.

...right after promising to give the PA billions of American taxpayer dollars, of course.

4 posted on 07/12/2005 12:06:01 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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5 posted on 07/12/2005 12:12:34 PM PDT by Alouette (Just when I think liberals can't get any more stupid, I'm wrong.)
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To: SJackson
" Out of common decency, it's a shame they couldn’t wait till the bodies were cold."

Ain't that the truth! But they will never pass up the chance to push the "road map for peace" and chant the "Israel must exercise restraint" mantra! They want their "legacy" no matter what it costs, and decency be damned!
6 posted on 07/12/2005 12:20:51 PM PDT by Convert from ECUSA (tired of all the shucking and jiving)
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Is it an accident that the White House has a problem with Carl Rove as they push Israel?

Maybe it is just a coincidence.

not.

7 posted on 07/12/2005 12:27:57 PM PDT by Nachum
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Ignore the elephant in the room (terrorism) as you march on the path to insecurity.

Making Israel unsafe does not make America more safe.

It's disgusting.


8 posted on 07/12/2005 1:16:58 PM PDT by tomahawk (http://tomahawkblog.blogspot.com/)
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To: TheOtherOne
"move ahead" toward establishing a Palestinian state despite the violence.

There is a cattle car train schedule to keep.

9 posted on 07/12/2005 1:19:26 PM PDT by Sabramerican (Sarcasm/Some here don't get it unless you spell it out)
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To: TheOtherOne
All this mirrors the same rhetoric the Clinton Administration used in the post Oslo years.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. - Benjamin Franklin"




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