Posted on 12/24/2016 12:55:54 PM PST by Jim Robinson
The United States could have killed a key United Nations resolution that condemned Israel for its West Bank settlements by voting against it rather than abstaining, former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Friday night, but he thinks President Barack Obama took the action to "box the incoming Trump administration in."
"This was a stab in the back against the Israelis," Bolton told Fox News' "Hannity" show Friday night. "It was entirely predictable. I would say this for people in the pro-Israel community in the United States who defended Obama's Middle East policy over these last eight years: You should have seen this coming and this is what you get for supporting Barack Obama."
Obama has had a contentious relationship with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the years, Bolton conceded, but he thinks the administration's decision to abstain from the UN vote on Friday goes deeper than that.
"I think this was an effort to box the in-coming Trump administration in, and it violates nearly 50 years of American bipartisan policy on the Middle East, going back to the iconic resolution 242 after the 1967 war."
The proposed resolution says Israel's occupation is "illegitimate," said Bolton, and "therefore it has no land to give back in exchange for peace. Contrary to what the Obama administration has said, this puts a huge thumb on the scale against Israel."
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I hope Trump gets the US out of the UN!
That hardly covers it. Obama showed from day one he has no feel for the USA, only a hypnotic delivery not unlike old Adolph. What is worth is his follow through was so poor. Just like his golf swing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZrX4GOYuRI
Once he exits he will leave behind nothing but grief in his cult of followers.
it gets even better: theory number 2, Hillary needed to justify keeping her “speaking fees” so she gives obuma a cut in order to make this happen to satisfy anti-Israeli donors.
either way it is a follow the money situation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he ordered Israeli funding to 5 UN bodies to be halted immediately - @AmichaiStein1
Israeli PM Netanyahu has canceled visit by Ukrainian PM over country’s vote in favor of UN settlements resolution - @BarakRavid
He should send the American Ambassador home until Trump takes office.
Trump makes fools of them (them..being his enemies) every time.
They think he's boxed in.
Trump Is smarter than the lot of 'em
This new Security Council resolution may be defied but it cannot be repealed. Just as the United States alone has used its Veto power to prevent such moves against Israel until now, any effort to repeal can be vetoed by any one of the other permanent Security Council members (China, France, Russia, and UK). This resolution is permanent, and ultimately spells War. When it comes, I pray that we will stand with Israel.
I guarantee that Ron Paul and Pat Buchanan defend Obama on this.
Kissinger is an issue now that he is in the Trump orbit. I wonder where he falls on this issue.
The ultimate anti-Semite, Baraq Hussein Obama!
Ron Paul, and his son, Rand, are lunatics! Pat Buchanan, not so much, but always anti-Israel.
I don’t think Trump thinks in the box.
There is no two-state solution....just ask the Arabs who live in the West Bank and Gaza. They want Israel gone, period.
In that vein, these fakeistinian arab cockroaches should be deported from Israel. Hamas, should be hunted down and killed, Fattah, Islamic Jihad, the Muzloid Brotherhood, Hezbollah, and any other group similarly like minded.
And the stealth muslim shows his stripes.
Obama just killed The Oslo Accords. As Bolton said, there is no land to trade for peace, then Oslo which is based on the concept that Israel will cede the WB (they already essentially ceded Gaza, tore down the settlements and withdrew forces) to a peaceful Palestintian government. Without this quid pro quo the basis for Oslo vanishes. There are no more areas A,B and C. There is no Palestinian authority. With Oslo demolished so too are Israel’s obligations to it, such as recogniing the PA, and remitting tax revenue to the PA which is now without Oslo just back to being the PLO. The UN & IC will continue to claim Israel is an occupying Power under the Geneva Accords, but those are different obligations than agreed to under Oslo.
There never was a two state solution because the Palestinians have NEVER wanted to negotiate for peace. They have refused deal after deal in which they were offered the moon. What they want is the end of Israel and will settle for nothing less. IMO they should be thrown out of Every inch of Israel. Let them fend for themselves. The Nobel peace Prize to Yasser Arafat? Ya gotta be kiddin’ me! As worthless a choice as Obama!
A big red flag here for me is that Lindsey Graham -- one of the most despised Republicans here on FreeRepublic -- has been the loudest critic of Obama on this from the Republican side.
Seems what obama did could backfire if we did get out of the UN. There are countries that are not fit to have the voting rights. There used to be some talk about getting the UN out of this country... they have a lot of privileges living here and not being citizens.. many of which they take advantage of.
I don’t think Trump will have a problem getting things the way he wants them to be... no matter what obama does.... but he is showing who he is if the left will take notice.. (we already knew).. and just imagine where we’d be if Jeb or the establishment pick, would have been the President elect... no guts to do anything and no hope.
Hey, isn’t this about the time that Obama is going to sign all of the pardons he doesn’t want anyone to know about?
My money’s on Mumia Abu-Jamal.
And Bowe Bergdahl.
Who else– the Boston Bomber?
Muslim, Obama hates “all” Jews with a passion......American Jews, that vote Democrat...not too bright in the brains department!!! Trump is the savior of Israel, and most Jews have nary a clue, or they hate Israel, or, they could care less, Obamabot, Democrat, buffoons & fools, that they are!!!
Why any supporter of Israel would vote Democrat ever is amazing. They have always been in favour of the Palestinian cause from the very beginning, and Obama, his wife and his children went weekly to Trinity church to hear Jeremiah Wright preach against white people and Jews. Obama was always anti-Semitic, and if he could give Iran a nuclear weapon from America’s arsenal he would have. As it is, he did what he could, signing a deal that will pave the way for them to obtain a nuclear weapon.
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