Israel preparing response to U.S. demands

Haaretz ^ | 17/03/2010 | Barak Ravid

[americanophile]

Tensions ran high in Jerusalem on Tuesday while Washington waits for Israel's response to demands raised by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that could help defuse the diplomatic crisis with the United States.

Clinton's demands include the cancellation of the Ramat Shlomo construction project in East Jerusalem, which was announced during U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the region last week.

She also wants goodwill gestures toward the Palestinians and a public declaration by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his willingness to discuss the conflict's core issues in the framework of peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority.

A State Department spokesman said Tuesday night that the United States expects an official response from Israel soon. He said Clinton and Netanyahu may speak by phone as early as Wednesday. Netanyahu is expected to deliver Israel's official response to Clinton during that conversation

[americanophile]

Astonishing. Going out of their way to humiliate Israel. Anybody know what Hebrew for "up yours" is?

[Irenic]

Let me guess...

FUBO!

[mainsail that]

“Anybody know what Hebrew for “up yours” is?”

Announce the building of 1600 new houses while Biden is in Israel.

[gov_bean_ counter]

How long could it take to photograph then email the middle finger salute???

[999replies]

I would say FUBO, but I would also tell the White House that we will wait until a republican gets in office so we can have meaningful and mature conversations. Did I mention FUBO?

[A CA Guy]

Israel should look out for itself and for a term forget depending on the supposed Jewish loving Democrats who keep selling them down the river — IMO.

[jim35]

Great, 0bama and his thugs are alienating our allies at every turn. We are so screwed.

[Pro-Bush]

Bomb Iran, Israel is already hated by the obama administration.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Even John McCain would not have put Israel through this grief.

[montag813]

NO "response" to a Jew-hating screed is necessary except "F**k You". Please don't cancel a single apartment, Bibi. Do not release a single prisoner.

Tell Hillary et al what Michael Corleone said: "My offer to you is this...NOTHING".

[Hardraade]

The only response should be to cut off diplomatic relations and give US diplomats 24 hours to leave. Then bulldoze that skanky embassy thing in Tel Aviv, nowadays it’s likely to be as much a terrorist nest as the UNRWA shed. If those f*ckers want an embassy, they can go begging for a patch in Jerusalem.

[historyrepeatz]

BOMB THE CRAP OUTTA IRAN ALREADY.

[999replies]

I salute you for comment of the day.

[caww]

News ALERT.... BiBi informed White House building will continue as planned!....tsk...tsk .....source(CNN..yulk)

[caww]

News ALERT.... BiBi informed White House building will continue as planned!....tsk...tsk .....source(CNN..yulk)

[Del Rapier]

That is how you get shit done.

[beagleone]

oh yeah

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

Someone want to dissuade me from my possibly having a memory lapse, a senior moment, or worse, the onset of senility

But being 66, I can remember not ONE, instance (going back to the 2nd worst President ever, Jimmah Carter, the worst now being Dear Leader) of a single concession being "asked politely" (much less pressured) on the Moozies???

[Joe Boucher]

Close enough

[octex]

Israel should tell Clinton, Biden and Obama to STFU. They have a perfect right to build communities in their own country. .....Hamas ruled Palestinians have no right to that property.

Obama’s administration just continues to make foreign relations blunders! They have steadily lessened the stature of the US in the eyes of the other countries and created the sense that the US is a very weak nation now.