Noting that the Palestinians had negotiated with Israel until late last year despite ongoing construction in the West Bank, Dan Meridor, Israel's intelligence minister, said he found it "strange" that the issue became a precondition for talks after the White House made public demands on Israel.
"I don't think it was intentional, but the result is that this became an obstacle for restarting negotiations," Meridor said in an interview.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Obama Logic - Not
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So its official...Bibi has implemented a complete freeze on new building in YOSH. Housing Minister Attias and President Obama confirm it. Israel votes right, and we get a government led by Ehud Barak and his 13 seat party. Bibi is going the way of Sharon who also hid behind the skirts of Peres and carried out his destructive policies. Bibi also goes into a rage when Boogey Yaalon dares express sympathy with Moshe Feiglin's organization.
All of this in spite of the fact that Bibi had a national consensus behind him OPPOSING a freeze, a letter of support from 71 Senators (including many Democrats) calling on Obama to pressure the Arabs but not Israel, and Obama in decline. I said this before the election, it doesn't matter who you vote for, it doesn't matter who the Likud Knesset list is made of, the fact is that party political life in Israel is DEAD, DEAD, DEAD. The PM is an unaccountable dictator and it has been this way since the Oslo curse was foisted on us 16 years ago.
What to do? Hard to say. I would say the MAFDAL should be pressured to leave the gov't. This, of course, would not bring the fall of the gov't since Bibi would bring in all or part of Kadima, but it would at least be clear to the center-right majority that Bibi is simply a replay of the Sharon who destroyed Gush Katif. Meanwhile, activists in YOSH must gear up to organize EFFECTIVE opposition to dismantling of outposts and try to put up new caravans. We are now in a fight for the very life of Israel. Just as Sharon lied, and presented his destruction of Gush Katif as being done to "save" YOSH, (which he never intended to do, Weisglas confirmed this), Bibi will now claim he is sacrificing YOSH in order to save east Jerusalem...in other words, the old salami tactics. The Left is obviously holding an axe over him so he is in a position to do real harm to us, just as Sharon did. He must be stopped NOW! "How", is the question.
The leadership of the "Right" has been a massive failure up until now in opposing the destructive policies of the Left, now is the time for NEW THINKING!
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