Posted on 05/03/2010 5:01:59 PM PDT by SJackson
WASHINGTON – The US does not see solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a magic bullet for resolving the region’s other woes, a top White House official said Monday, pushing back against perceptions that the Obama administration had linked the conflict to other issues.
“We do not believe that resolving this conflict will bring an end to all conflicts in the Middle East,” Dan Shapiro, the National Security Council’s senior director for the Middle East, told an Anti-Defamation League conference. “We do not believe it would cause Iran to end its unacceptable pursuit of nuclear weapons.”
Shapiro also emphasized, to applause from the audience, that “we do not believe that this conflict endangers the lives of US soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
Several Jewish leaders, including ADL National Director Abraham Foxman, raised concerns earlier this spring over comments and reports from the US military that had been interpreted as making this charge.
More broadly, the administration has long been seen as supporting the view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a key factor in other regional disputes, with top US officials repeatedly calling for progress on peace talks to help advance efforts to curb Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Israel does not see the two issues as connected, and is concerned that the longer timeline on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process would only allow the Iranians to advance their nuclear program.
Shapiro explained that the US thinks that “depriving Iran of a conflict it can exploit by arming their terrorist proxies is very much in our national interests,” and that images broadcasting Palestinian state-building rather than suffering “would do much to transform attitudes positively and deprive extremists of an evocative propaganda tool.”
Shapiro is himself returning to the region this week as the sides are set to begin proximity talks.
He noted that the US sees direct talks as the only effective means of ultimately resolving the conflict.
“A solution cannot be imposed on the parties from the outside. Peace can only come from direct talks,” he said.
Israel has been concerned by suggestions swirling in Washington that the Obama administration might impose its own peace plan on the sides.
Shapiro added, however: “There could be times and contexts in which US ideas can be useful, and when appropriate we are prepared to share them.”
Foxman welcomed Shapiro’s remarks and praised the Obama administration for taking a more positive tone when speaking of Israel in recent days, following weeks of tension.
“We welcome sincerely ... the recalibration of the tone, the restatement of the special relationship, enumerating all the issues which are frequently lost sight of when the rhetoric gets heated,’ said Foxman, who had expressed criticism last month of the administration’s approach toward Israel.
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Wonder if Shapiro was using a teleprompter, cause then talking out of both sides of your mouth isn't lying, just a technical problem.
This court Jew is lying for his Kenyan master. Words are BS for the 0bama-trons. Judge them by their actions and all I see is 0bama screwing Israel.
With the Messiah Israel is the problem. That he would lie to some rotten kaffurim is not suprising. That the kaffurim would believe him is however. We're supposed to be so smart yanno. :(
Even Abe Foxman knows this “reassurance” came from a zero in the zero camp. Shapiro is a nobody.
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“Foxman ... praised the Obama administration for taking a more positive tone when speaking of Israel in recent days, following weeks of tension.”
IOW, it’s OK to THINK it, it’s OK to DO it, but just don’t TALK about it...
What a freaking joke — “taking a more positive tone”? Is that similar to a hirabist only lobbing one missile instead of two?
“would do much to transform attitudes positively and deprive extremists of an evocative propaganda tool.”
Seems like to me that the AQ types have very little interest in Palestinians and Israelis. In fact, I cannot recall a non-Pally Arab dying for their cause in years, compare that to Iraq.
Biden said Pashtun opium growers are incited by Jerusalem apartment building. That thinking is very 9/10.
But if you think this is all bad, how about the stupid Brits not realizing Obama disses them with actions such as planting Gitmo prisoners in Bermuda? Maybe they still “hope” Obama will rescue the value of their carbon derivative investments.
The US does not see solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a magic bullet for resolving the region’s other woes, a top White House official said Monday, pushing back against perceptions that the Obama administration had linked the conflict to other issues... Dan Shapiro, the National Security Council's senior director for the Middle East, told an Anti-Defamation League conference. "We do not believe it would cause Iran to end its unacceptable pursuit of nuclear weapons." Shapiro also emphasized, to applause from the audience, that "we do not believe that this conflict endangers the lives of US soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq." ...He noted that the US sees direct talks as the only effective means of ultimately resolving the conflict... Shapiro added, however: "There could be times and contexts in which US ideas can be useful, and when appropriate we are prepared to share them." Foxman welcomed Shapiro's remarks and praised the Obama administration for taking a more positive tone when speaking of Israel in recent days, following weeks of tension.Nice try, Foxman, but it's quite obvious you were in on the current peace offensive by Zero et al well before it was implemented. Nice touch to have someone named Shapiro come down to stand in as proxy liar to the ADL. Saved Obama a trip. Thanks SJackson.
Okay.... Thanx for the spelling of it — with an “a”.
It’s happening again but Foxman is too in the tank for Obama to notice.
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