Posted on 03/04/2009 4:30:09 PM PST by bruinbirdman
"Clearly this kind of activity is unhelpful and not in keeping with the obligations entered into under the 'road map'," Mrs Clinton said, referring to peace efforts between the sides.
Mrs Clinton, on her first foray into Middle Eastern diplomacy since taking her new post, spoke in the West Bank town of Ramallah following a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Mrs Clinton, who drove into Ramallah under heavy guard as Palestinian police armed with assault rifles lined the road, said she would be raising the issue of the planned demolitions of some 80 homes Palestinian neighbourhood in traditionally Arab East Jerusalem with the Israeli government.
Before the houses were even built about fifteen years ago Israel had plans to turn the land, just beyond the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, into an archeological garden for tourists. Recently the Jerusalem Municipality decided to follow through on those plans.
Jerusalem municipal officials say the homes were built illegally without permits but Palestinians counter that in general it is extremely difficult to receive permits to build in the city and so families have no choice but to build without them.
The future of Jerusalem is one of the key disputes between the sides. The Palestinians seek East Jerusalem as their future capital but Israeli leaders have said the city must remain united as its capital.
Mrs Clinton reiterated the message she sounded in talks with Israeli leaders on Tuesday that a Palestinian state should be established as a way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The White House has signalled it seeks a more aggressive role in Mideast peacemaking and sending Mrs Clinton to the region was part of that message.
"The US is committed to a two-state solution," she said during a stop at a Ramallah school. "We
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ML/NJ
Israel has been extremely patient and tolerant with being bombed by Hamas for years before they finally respond with force. It irks me that Hillary is apparently naive enough to think that Hamas won’t be getting a bundle of OUR money to fund their terrorist antics. Her and who else is going to stop them?
Man, she looks like hell!
waiting for the D9 and megaphone references?
How Jews can vote DemocRAT is beyond me.
It's a good thing for these folks that they don't want to build a power plant here in NJ.
ML/NJ
relax hillary, they only did it to clear the lot, so the American taxpayer could build them bigger and better with that $900 million you’re going to drop in their lap.
The man then sees a clock that was stopped at 2 AM... he asks about it... Saint Peter replied that it was Abe Lincoln's clock and that it shown that he did not sin very much. The man then asked about a whirling ceiling fan that was mounted sideways on the wall... the man asked Saint Peter about its speed... Saint Peter smiled and said, “That's not a fan... that is hillary clinton’s clock”.
LLS
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat: “The area of Emek HaMelech is one of the most important areas with regards to the history of Jerusalem, with holy sites important to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. Because of its significant important to more than 3 billion people of faith around the world, it is also a tourist destination.”
Hillary is showing herself as making careless statements and willing to overlook the facts for political purposes
Gawd, look at that phoney old bag....uh anyways....maybe she and that nitwit POTUS of ours could offer those Palis a mortgage bailout.
Stick it up your a$$.
Hillary is far from naive when it comes to terrorists whether they are
Mrs. Arafat a day after she accused Israel of using poison gas (above)
or Puerto Rican bombers whom she had her husband pardon.
yitbos
Totally unrelated: Is the word “bitch” considered a curse word?
"... so I asked him, 'What do you get when an irresistable force meets an immovable object?'... That's right... 'Rachel Corrie'.... what, you've heard it before?"
But seriously folks - just flew in from D.C. - boy my arms are sore. Is this thing on? Thwap Thwap... Hello?
Clinton: “That reminds me... who’s up for pancakes?”
Yassir Arafat - wasn’t he the guy that ran a gas station in St. Louis for a couple of years?
Tough crowd, very tough crowd. But you should have seen ‘em last night.
What is Hillary’s motive in sucking up to the terrorists so blatantly? Do the Clintons still owe favors for the donations that built the Clinton library and massage parlor? I wish the’d just take their filthy millions and vamoose. Bill should have enough loot so that he will never have to pay a light bill ever again, and she’s set up for pants suits for the rest of her life.
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