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 Abbas: Obama Hasn’t Helped Mideast Peace ProcessPosted on Nov 24, 2009
President Barack Obama just got a report card from Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and it’s not good. According to Abbas, Obama “is doing nothing for the peace process” between Israelis and Palestinians. Obama might do well to follow Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s lead when it comes to Middle East diplomacy, judging from Abbas’ more positive appraisal of the South American’s approach. —KA
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By Night-Gaunt, November 26, 2009 at 8:18 am Link to this comment
For both sides to agree they must be on an equal footing which the Palestinians are not. They are the Jews to Israel as the German Christians in this case. The Palestinians are the unter mensch in this tablauex.
Report thisBy Roger Lafontaine, November 25, 2009 at 2:10 pm Link to this comment
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Peace cannot be achieved until both sides agree? That’s not what we said in Kosovo or in Bosnia. Obviously one side has all the weapons and billions in aid. They rule over all the land and make laws and regulations to suit themselves and harm the other. Who would possibly want that to change? Like the rapist having to come to terms with his victim? No thanks I’ll keep all the power to myself and then claim that both sides must come to perfect agreement.
Report thisBy Night-Gaunt, November 25, 2009 at 10:17 am Link to this comment
“We accepted to have only 22 per cent of Palestine, and that is the biggest concession. And we also accepted that Israel had 78 per cent. So, what kind of concessions are they expecting from us?” Abbas said.”
The closest was President Carter but otherwise it may all just be a sham as the Israelis get the lion’s share of support and money.
Report thisBy gerard, November 24, 2009 at 9:18 pm Link to this comment
Obama is not the only US president who has been able to do little or nothing for Palestinian/Israeli peace. There are large contingents on both sides who apparently are not yet in a peace-making mood, it would seem. How does one force people to make peace? On the contrary, experience seems to prove that peace can only be made when both - I repeat, both—sides finally agree to make it, either because they are defeated or because they are tired out. Or they both value what they gain from peace more than what they lose from it.
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