Posted on 10/12/2010 4:22:53 PM PDT by truthandlife
The US State Department said Tuesday it supports Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
"I'm not making any news here," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told a press conference. "It is a state for the Jewish people. It is a state for other citizens of other faiths as well."
Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would agree to extend a freeze in West Bank settlement construction if the Palestinians recognize Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people.
"What Prime Minister Netanyahu said yesterday is, in essence a core demand of the Israeli government, which we support," Crowley said. "The recognition that Israel is a part of the region – acceptance by the region of the existence of the state of Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people – is what they want to see through this negotiation."
Crowley stressed that the US was encouraging the continuation of direct talks. "This is not a one-way street. It is a two-way street. The prime minister is offering something and asking for something. It is perfectly within the rights of the Palestinian Authority and President Abbas to say there's something I need and there's something I'm willing to give," he said.
"We would hope that the Palestinians would do the same thing and, through this ongoing dialogue, we'll gain the commitment on both sides to continue and to resume in these negotiations."
Political message to Finance Ministry?
Meanwhile, Israel plans to request next week that the US extend its $3 billion security package for another few years, but the state is also preparing for the possibility that the latter will cut the package by a billion, Ynet has learned.
Next week officials from the State Department are scheduled to arrive in Israel in order to receive a briefing on its economic standing and reforms.
Over the past few years, due to Israel's relatively buoyant economy, the state has not generally had to make use of US security in order to raise funds, but the Finance Ministry prefers to continue receiving it.
"As of now, the Americans have not told us they plan to cut the security package," one ministry official told Ynet. But if they do, many officials say, the cut will most likely not derive from strain on the US economy.
WTF? Oh it’s election time for dems. Never mind
You are exactly right. And don’t think that the Israelis didn’t time this carefully ;-)
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Good - it will show the world how petty and full of hate the Palestinians are that they are unwilling to simply recognize that Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people. Brilliant move Bibi!
Nothing but talk
Nothing but talk
"I'm not making any news here," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told a press conference. "It is a state for the Jewish people. It is a state for other citizens of other faiths as well."I'll say it's not news -- Israel is a Jewish state which also extends equality to all its citizens, an environment unlike that of any other country which it borders, and then some.
I think you're right!
Two separate states - if we could fit ALL the Marxist, anti-God, tree hugging, white guilt liberals, pushy homos, welfare queens etc. into California - I’d make the sacrifice and move out.
I’d miss the weather and scenery, but it’d be worth it.
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ha ha preposterous, this only happened in May 1948..must be some of that redacted history in the new HX books, wonder why the PM actualy read an actual true document for once...Jewish votes, yay. November 5th Israel will be International enemy number One again.
“I’m not making any news here,” State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told a press conference. “It is a state for the Jewish people. It is a state for other citizens of other faiths as well.”
This bit of double talk puts the lie to the headline. It is a Jewish state in which members of other faiths, including Islam, can and do have citizenship. What’s wrong with saying that, Crowley? Too unequivocal for you?
Oh, I’m sure that Hillary knows.
I’m also sure that Obama doesn’t.
I’d bet that she’ll use this for a 2012 run against the Obamanation in the Democrap primaries.
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