Mitchell Pitches a New 5-Point Plan for Middle East Negotiations

Israel National News.com ^ | 1/22/2010 | Avi Yellin

[Nobel_1]

(IsraelNN.com) United States envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell arrived in the region this week in efforts to further press the Jewish state into relinquishing territory to the American-backed Palestinian Authority. According to PA sources quoted by the London-based Arabic newspaper al-Hayat, Mitchell is unveiling a five-point plan that will force local parties back to the negotiating table and press Israel to retreat back to the Armistice Line that existed between the Jewish state and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between the years 1949 and 1967.

Reflected in Mitchell’s new plan is an acceptance of the 2002 Arab Initiative, which calls for a complete Israeli surrender from all lands won in the 1967 Six-Day War and the establishment of a new Arab state in these lands. Mitchell announced last March that the Arab Initiative will be incorporated into the Barack Obama administration’s Middle East policy.

Mitchell ... has reportedly been coordinating efforts with Arab governments in the region to push Israel into surrendering Judea, Samaria and most of Jerusalem. Such concessions, according to most diplomats, would carry expectations from the international community that Israel forcibly expel hundreds of thousands of Jewish residents from their homes in Israel’s heartland after forty years of renewed residence there.

[Cinnamon Girl]

This is the Bibi ping list.

Feel the love.

Look how psyched Bibi is to be talking to Mitchell.

SOUTHERN BORDER, ISRAEL - JANUARY 21: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd-L) gets off an IAF helicopter along with Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Benny Ganz (L) and OC Southern Command Yoav Galant (R) January 21, 2010 near the Egyptian border,in Israel. Netanyahu was briefed aboout the construction of a fence along the Egyption border with Israel.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with soldiers from the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) during a tour of the Israel and Egypt border in southern Israel January 21, 2010.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) tours the Israel and Egypt border in southern Israel January 21, 2010.

Granny glasses, baby.

[stephenjohnbanker]

I despise Obama

I despise Mitchell

I have always respected Net.

My 2 pennies.

[ichabod1]

US America has not turned her back to the Jewish state. The usurpers of our government may have, but our country never will.

[ichabod1]

Netanyu (mis-spelled for proper pronounciation) got seduced by the siren song of land for peace in his first time around as PM. Let us pray he does not make that mistake again.

[BARLF]

Thanks CG.

[csmusaret]

I have a three point plan.

1. Israel decides where it would like its borders to be.
2. Israel builds a wall/fence on its new borders.
3. Israel declares “peace in our time”.

[riri]

Sigh.

[stephenjohnbanker]

I agree. Obama will help him decide. He knows Obama is a Manchurian Candidate ;-)

[SevenofNine]

I love those Granny glasses LOL!

[Nobel_1]

Re: “three point plan”

I like it! Self-determination!

[Nobel_1]

Thanks for posting the pics! They do love Bibi over there ...

[zbogwan2]

Given the present state of the Obama’s domestic issues and agenda, his overseas fiasco's and his Dem Party disaray from recent election defeats, it's doubtful that Obama Mitchell Initiative will hold water.Bibi” Netanyahu, will in all likelihood, tell Pres. Obama that he's open to all suggestions and he wants a lasting peace:Israeli for jam it Obama!?

[SJackson]

Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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The Saudis speak, Sheik Mitchell listens.

Yo, George, even you boss is getting it, the palestinians aren't going to talk unless all the issues are decided beforehand. And Israel won't commit suicide as a condition of "negotiations", even if you'd like to see it.

Good grief, the last administration played the Saudi plan game ala Baker, Jimmah chimed introduced it in Geneva, Condi loved it, and look what it got them. Aren't you supposed to be the anti-Condi George?

Any disrespect I've expressed for American diplomacy here, it's heartfelt. We present an incompetent fact to the world.

[caww]

..............”Reflected in Mitchell’s new plan is an acceptance of the 2002 Arab Initiative, which calls for a complete Israeli surrender from all lands won in the 1967 Six-Day War and the establishment of a new Arab state in these lands. Mitchell announced last March that the Arab Initiative will be incorporated into the Barack Obama administration’s Middle East policy”............

Mitchell needs to go fast...and Bo’s proposals will not work as we know...never has anything favorable happened when Israel complys..let alone give up land.

Benji will not play this game with USA..and he shouldn’t.

[caww]

I love him over here! HA!... Great man and his troops
love him too. He reminds me of Cheney in some respects.

[SunkenCiv]

Mitchell arrived in the region this week in efforts to further press the Jewish state into relinquishing territory to the American-backed Palestinian Authority. According to PA sources quoted by the London-based Arabic newspaper al-Hayat, Mitchell is unveiling a five-point plan that will force local parties back to the negotiating table and press Israel to retreat back to the Armistice Line that existed between the Jewish state and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between the years 1949 and 1967.

Obama blew any chance he had of getting further concessions from Israel -- and one-sided concessions from Israel have been the centerpiece of the US position since the Carter administration, at least -- with his mean-spirited accusations and demands. Of course, that's typical of the Moslem that he is.

[PaleoBob]

Turning our backs on Israel will not be good for the USA. There is no blessing in this ... only condemnation.

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That’s well said.

[Eleutheria5]

A lunatic is someone who tries the same thing repeatedly, and keeps getting the same result repeatedly, but expects a different result each time.

Change. Hope. Hope. Change. Hope for a change. Change for a hope. Repeat until there’s hope for change.

[tessalu]

The people of the United States has always loved Israel, and just because misfit Obama comes into our country, does not change our feelings for those that we love and honor.