Posted on 03/13/2010 6:21:24 PM PST by americanophile
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel's relationship with the United States, a defining feature of the troubled Middle East, was under severe strain as diplomats scrambled on Saturday to save newborn U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians.
A senior U.S. official predicted "a dicey period here in the next couple days to a couple of weeks" as Palestinians demanded the reversal of a new Israeli settlement plan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, which includes pro-settler parties, reacts to unusually blunt criticism from Washington.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Israel's behavior "insulting" after it approved 1,600 new homes last week at a settlement in the Jerusalem area on the very day Vice President Joe Biden was there to set a seal on relaunched negotiations.
Biden told Reuters on Friday he believed Netanyahu was
sincere in seeking a deal to give the Palestinians a state and that the premier understood that Israel had "no alternative."
Though Clinton stressed that Washington's ties with the Jewish state were "durable and strong," she had told Netanyahu in a telephone call on Friday that he must act to repair the relationship and show his commitment to an alliance which, she reminded him, was key to Israel's security in a hostile region.
An Israeli official, who declined to be identified, told Reuters that Netanyahu was "conducting consultations with senior cabinet colleagues." He declined to give further details.
Asked what would be Netanyahu's next move to try to restore Israel's relationship with its main ally, the Israeli official said: "We'll know only once the consultations are over."
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I saw a clip of Hillary on TV this morning complaining about the great insult in blunt and highly un-diplomatic Hillary. This is the Hell-ary we all used to know!
Funny that she only feels that as Secretary of State she can only let it out on our allies, the jooz. While she may have had some pointed things to say about countries far less friendly to us, she has either kept them to herself, or the media has kept them from us.
Based on your info, it appears that there is a gap between Obama and his SofS with regard to Middle East Policy.
Have we ever seen such a mess?
Looks like BiBi put Obama in his place.
Narcissists hate that... No wonder talks are deteriorating.
So, Hillary... have you called them "Jew Bastards" yet?
http://www.sonic.net/~maledicta/clintons.html
Obama is winging it.
There is no National Security Strategy.
It was due last July. Obama failed to deliver.
The State Dept., Military, CIA, FBI, DHS, and others are running without a clear set of objectives.
And the administration changes their objectives from day to day.
Yes, you could see by the looks on BiBi’s face that he wasn’t taking Obama’s bull.
lol
AMEN to that!! If ANYONE has reason to be insulted, it Israel! I suspect, unlike our marxist thug govt, the majority of the American people stand behind Israel!
God Bless you for saying so!!
“bow to Putin and Jintao.”
Who will chop off his head the minute he lowers his neck. They will never accept him as an equal.
BTTT
Not a night goes by that I don't pray for Israel.
We can deem them recalled.
[Narcissists hate that...]
True. They have to be right, even when they are wrong, lol.
Mental disease of the EGO.
Insulting? After Biden was some 90 minutes LATE to a dinner hosted by Bibi? humm
While Obama obsesses on “health care” this week Israel should strike out militarily and really give him an “insult” and help the cause of their own security.
The Obama Gang is out to take down Netanyahu’s government.
A “senior U.S. official” was quoted today speaking of the Israeli PM’s government being in a “precarious postion.”
They are going for the jugular with possible assistance from Israel’s own defense minister Ehud Barak.
Barak ran and won his election with help from Clinton buddies Carville and Begala.
...and Abdullah.
Go Israel! They owe nothing to the anti-semites in Washington!
Well Said-!!
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