Posted on 01/30/2009 1:56:19 PM PST by Nachum
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy said on Friday that the new administration's push for Israeli-Palestinian peace after the war in the Gaza Strip faced big hurdles and he warned of setbacks ahead.
The sombre assessment by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell followed two days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on shoring up a shaky ceasefire that ended Israel's 22-day offensive against Gaza's Hamas Islamist rulers.
In the talks, Israel has balked at fully reopening Gaza's border crossings to allow reconstruction. Washington supports Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his power struggle with Iranian-backed Hamas for control of the passages, Gaza's gateway to the outside world and a major political and economic prize
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No sh*t Sherlock? Where ya been?
U.S. President Barack Obama’s Middle East envoy said on Friday that the new administration’s push for Israeli-Palestinian peace after the war in the Gaza Strip faced big hurdles and he warned of setbacks ahead.
STOP THE TRAIN..I thought ears election would cause everyone to love each other..you know, campfires, hand holding, kumbaya and all that..
You mean to tell me that isn’t true?????????
I guess he was disappointed the Jews refused to die nicely as he wanted them to.
No need to downplay expectation Mr Mitchell. With Obama as President, I have no doubt the Israelis will not see peace, since he’ll do nothing to assist them from that pack o’ wolves surrounding them.
That photo has to hurt The One’s feelings. He has feelings, you know. He just needs to go over there and talk to them without preconditions. I’m sure they will apologize for being so judgemental.
Obama-one hard lesson after another.
Maybe the lightworker needs a recharge?
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