The Palestine Peace Distraction
Announcing a comprehensive plan now—one that is all but certain to fail—risks discrediting good ideas, breeding frustration in the Arab world, and diluting America’s reputation for getting things done.
By RICHARD N. HAASS, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, WSJ
President Obama recently said it was a “vital national security interest of the United States” to resolve the Middle East conflict. Last month, David Petraeus, the general who leads U.S. Central Command, testified before Congress that “enduring hostilities between Israel and some of its neighbors present distinct challenges to our ability to advance our interests.” He went on to say that “Arab anger over the Palestinian question limits the strength and depth of U.S. partnerships with governments and peoples . . . and weakens the legitimacy of moderate regimes in the Arab world.”
What moderate arab regimes? Moral degenerates are telling us we must throw Israel under the bus in order to placate those non-existent arab “moderates”.
To be sure, peace between Israelis and Palestinians would be of real value. It would constitute a major foreign-policy accomplishment for the United States. It would help ensure Israel’s survival as a democratic, secure, prosperous, Jewish state. It would reduce Palestinian and Arab alienation, a source of anti-Americanism and radicalism. And it would dilute the appeal of Iran and its clients.
Bullshit. Nothing would reduce “palestinian” and arab alienation. Their source of anti-Americanism and radicalism comes from the koran and hadiths and would NOT be quelled by creating another islamic terror state carved out of Jewish land.
So even someone generally critical of hussein obama’s Mideast policy has bought in to this false narrative.
The Palestinian leadership remains weak and divided; the Israeli government is too ideological and fractured; U.S.-Israeli relations are too strained for Israel to place much faith in American promises. The West Bank is the equivalent of a fragile state at best. What is needed are sustained efforts to strengthen Palestinian economic, military and governing capacities on the West Bank so that Israel will come to see the Palestinian Authority as a partner it can work with.
What ideology forms the current Israeli government? The “right wing” PM Bibi has publicly come out in support of two states. His coalition consists of Labor party members like Ehud Barak.
3 comments:
Israel's government is actually left-wing in practice... it has offered a Palestinian state, transferred Israeli taxpayers money to the PA and Hamas and frozen construction in Yesha and now in Jerusalem. All of which should be the Obami wet dream.
Why then the blatant hostility to Israel for pursuing exactly the policies favored by Obama? If that all added up, there would be peace by now. Since there isn't, the one thing it can't be blamed on is on Israeli intransigence. So much for the "peace process" - which is a farcical charade indeed.
Let us apportion blame where it squarely belongs. The settlers have been fomenting animosity for years and as such are not only an impediment to peace but also a negative for Israel's future progress. Settlers require security resulting in costly military allocations which may be better served elsewhere.We have created an uncontrollable monster.It is high time we change course.
When we hear repeatedly that Israel is prepared to pay a high price for peace, I ask what price? Israel might be prepared to return territory to satisfy America's demands- the question BEGS TO BE ASKED, WHEN A THIEF RETURNS STOLEN MERCHANDISE, IS HE TO BE REWARDED FOR HIS MANIFEST GENEROSITY? Mr. Lieberman, who are you kidding?
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