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| Report: Obama Wants Timetable for Israeli Pullout |
| 2013-03-04 |
| U.S. President Barack Obama has demanded a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from Judea and Samaria, according to an unconfirmed report by World Tribune. The report quotes anonymous "Israeli sources." According to the report, Obama, who is scheduled to arrive in Israel on March 20, wants Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to present him with a detailed Israeli withdrawal plan during his visit to Israel. The sources said the Israeli plan "would be considered in what could be an imminent U.S. initiative to establish a Palestinian state in the West Bank in 2014." “Obama has made it clear to Netanyahu that his visit is not about photo-ops, but the business of Iran and a Palestinian state,” a source said. “The implication is that if Israel won’t give him something he can work with, then he’ll act on his own.” The sources noted that "Obama aides" have stressed that Congress supports the establishment of a Palestinian state as a U.S. priority. “The Obama people are making this a litmus test of Netanyahu’s leadership and credibility,” the Israeli sources said. “Obama supporters in Congress have sent Netanyahu a similar message.” |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #16 It was sheer delight, my dear, not discomfort. You do have a way of connecting things. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-03-04 23:01 |
| #15 TW, I hope I did not cause you any discomfort. It's just that, a man who speaks of "the Austrian language" and cheerfully confuses Maldives with Malvinas, probably could not find his own ass with a mirror and a flashlight. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2013-03-04 22:46 |
| #14 Pffft. Like Obozo even knows where Judea and Samaria are. *choke* I definitely was not expecting that, RandomJD. I'm sure you're right, though. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-03-04 21:25 |
| #13 Pffft. Like Obozo even knows where Judea and Samaria are. All tucked down there by Denmark or something. His jooo-hating staffers, OTOH, now that I'd believe. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2013-03-04 18:30 |
| #12 And what sayeth Hashemite Jordan to this, given that AFAIK they still claim the West Bank as their sovereign territory, NOT per any Paleos??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-03-04 18:28 |
| #11 "Shortly after you GFY, Madame President." |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2013-03-04 16:56 |
| #10 Wanting isn't getting. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-03-04 13:15 |
| #9 Why the same incentive for armies and nations to respect the Geneva Convention -> *NONE*. Our extension of 'GC protections' to illegal combatants (aka terrorists like the Taliban and Al-Qaeda) makes the GC toothless. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-03-04 12:57 |
| #8 If losing a war has no negative consequences for the aggressor what incentive is there to behave peacefully? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-03-04 12:31 |
| #7 The "split" has already started. I suspect the IDF has some fairly interesting contingency plans for the Israeli based, US military war stocks. US contractor depot security and support staff: Here are your El Al tickets to Kennedy, now SCRAM! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-03-04 11:26 |
| #6 this could really mark the start of a major split in US-Israel relations. no wonder Israel's leaders have been conspicuously quiet lately. |
| Posted by: Raider 2013-03-04 10:50 |
| #5 Pushy little shit, ain't he? |
| Posted by: Muggsy Mussolini1226 2013-03-04 10:31 |
| #4 "we'll produce a timetable as soon as the US Senate produces a budget" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-03-04 10:00 |
| #3 In other news: President Obama announces 2014 pull-out from Chicago. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-03-04 09:44 |
| #2 I really hope Israel tells him to go pound sand. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-03-04 09:42 |
| #1 "Want in one hand..." |
| Posted by: USN,ret 2013-03-04 09:06 |