Okay, the headline in the media reads, US waiting for Israeli response on negotiating framework. Fair enough, but let's take a closer look at what this means.
First of all we have a senior White House advisor telling Jewish leaders off the record that "if Israel accepts Obama's platform, Palestinians may be convinced to avoid September UN state bid." Of course, the emphasis throughout these comments are mine. There's no guarantee here. What if Israel does not accept (which it hasn't)? Will the U.S. then also support the Palestinian state bid at the UN? Will B.O. not use his veto? No one's really saying now.
Clearly the intent is to put pressure on Israel, shifting the onus almost entirely on them and making the P.A. look real good no matter what happens. The deliverer of the message is Steve Simon, senior National Security Council advisor on the Middle East. Simon supposedly said U.S. was "reasonably confident the Palestinians would abandon their effort to go to the UN" if Israel agreed to B.O.'s terms. How 'reasonable' is 'reasonably'? No one knows. But we do know the record of the Palestinians when it comes to peace negotiations.
Of interest to us is the fact that while the vote in the UN may not take place until September, the filing of such request is required in July. So time, as the authors of the article point out, is running out for finding an alternative. What's wrong with no alternative and B.O. delivering on his earlier intention to veto such a resolution? I like that much better. But no, now the U.S. is doing its famous double-speak.
And the plot thickens. Simon suggested the Palestinian camp is split and really don't want a "showdown" at the UN. Oh, wait, they may think the U.S. will indeed veto. Maybe they know something. So, let them have their showdown. If the U.S. vetoes -- great. If not, well, we need to come to that point eventually and September 2011 is as just as good a time as ever.
First of all we have a senior White House advisor telling Jewish leaders off the record that "if Israel accepts Obama's platform, Palestinians may be convinced to avoid September UN state bid." Of course, the emphasis throughout these comments are mine. There's no guarantee here. What if Israel does not accept (which it hasn't)? Will the U.S. then also support the Palestinian state bid at the UN? Will B.O. not use his veto? No one's really saying now.
Clearly the intent is to put pressure on Israel, shifting the onus almost entirely on them and making the P.A. look real good no matter what happens. The deliverer of the message is Steve Simon, senior National Security Council advisor on the Middle East. Simon supposedly said U.S. was "reasonably confident the Palestinians would abandon their effort to go to the UN" if Israel agreed to B.O.'s terms. How 'reasonable' is 'reasonably'? No one knows. But we do know the record of the Palestinians when it comes to peace negotiations.
Of interest to us is the fact that while the vote in the UN may not take place until September, the filing of such request is required in July. So time, as the authors of the article point out, is running out for finding an alternative. What's wrong with no alternative and B.O. delivering on his earlier intention to veto such a resolution? I like that much better. But no, now the U.S. is doing its famous double-speak.
And the plot thickens. Simon suggested the Palestinian camp is split and really don't want a "showdown" at the UN. Oh, wait, they may think the U.S. will indeed veto. Maybe they know something. So, let them have their showdown. If the U.S. vetoes -- great. If not, well, we need to come to that point eventually and September 2011 is as just as good a time as ever.
And why do I think this all stinks -- because an official spokesperson for the National Security Council said he can't comment because what Simon said was off the record. Well, at least Wikileaks folks won't get nailed for this one. But isn't it interesting how officials can leak and then claim 'no comment' but when the public succeeds in finding out the truth, all hell breaks loose?
I don't know about you, but from my perspective, reading between the lines tells me that the current U.S. administration is progressively becoming less trustworthy on any matter. But hey, you decide for yourself. Here's the link to the article.
US waiting for Israeli response o... JPost - Diplomacy & Politics
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