Posted on 04/23/2011 6:45:07 AM PDT by mgbgun2
Has anyone here connected these two articles? If so, your thoughts?
'Obama drafting potential new peace proposal' JPost.com ^ | 4-21-11 | Staff Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2011 12:37:30 PM by 444Flyer White House officials working furiously on new negotiation plan, 'New York Times' reports; Clinton calls for immediate resumption of talks. US President Barack Obama's advisers are working to draft a fresh potential Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The conceivable proposal will address the four major sticking points which have repeatedly foiled negotiations in the past three decades, the Times said. Those include the right of the return for Palestinian refugees, a desire which Obama will likely declare untenable, as well as the bifurcation of Jerusalem. Obama's plan was tipped to call for the division of Jerusalem, with the city serving as the capital of both states.
'PM to surprise int'l community in Congress speech' By HERB KEINON 04/20/2011 22:37
Gov't sources say PM considering delivering part of speech in Knesset; questions raised about PM's choice of Congress as venue. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wants to surprise the international community in his speech before the US Congress in late May – and is unlikely to unveil more than the rough outlines of what he will discuss before then, government sources said Wednesday.
The sources were replying to reports that Netanyahu was considering delivering part of this speech to the opening session of the Knesset, which convenes on May 16 – six days before he is scheduled to go to the US. According to reports, the idea of withholding the speech was raised in light of criticism Netanyahu has taken for delivering what is expected to be a major diplomatic address, of great import to Israelis.
Netanyahu said last week at a speech to Likud activists that the speech to the joint session of Congress will deal with Iran, the diplomatic process with the Palestinians and US-Israel bilateral ties
Let the countdown begin.
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