Olmert: Next U.S. Administration May Not Be as 'Accommodating'
One Can Hope | 12.06.2008 02:01 | Anti-racism | World
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Judging by the carbon-copies the candidates the media allows coverage to gave at last week's AIPAC Conference, I don't think Zionist Extremism has much to fret about.
Judging by the carbon-copies the candidates the media allows coverage to gave at last week's AIPAC Conference, I don't think Zionist Extremism has much to fret about.
Olmert: Next U.S. administration may not be as accommodating
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent and Reuters
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday said he was uncertain of whether the next United States administration would be as sympathetic toward Israel as that of President George W. Bush, and as such, efforts should be made to take full advantage of the current U.S. leadership.
(This doesn't bode well, as Israel is gearing up for attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.)
This coming Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to hold a three-way meeting with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and senior Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat announced the planned meeting after the U.S. proposed holding trilateral talks with Israel and the Palestinians in order to accelerate negotiations on the core issues and bridge the major gaps that still exist.
(It's about time the Palestinians tell Israel's sponsor where to go, and embarks on a real process.)
Analysts said the corruption scandal dogging Olmert has dramatically reduced the chances of a peace deal before Bush leaves office in January and could force Rice to consider scaling back her ambitions.
(This was always a facade anyway, designed to give Olmert some positive PR while his Government increased its attacks on Palestinians, the illegal annexation of further Palestinian land, and other policies which actually make reconciliation more unlikely.)
Olmert is currently under investigation over suspicions that he illegally received funds from an American millionaire.
So far there are few signs that she is prepared to do so as she leaves Washington on Wednesday on a trip that will take her to Paris for an Afghan donors' conference on Thursday and then to Jerusalem and Ramallah for her sixth visit this year.
(Rice has experienced Israel's duplicity first-hand, and when she called the Olmert Government on the many steps it's taken to obstruct peace, Israeli Extremists began attacking her.)
Rice is also expected to have a three-way meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who is a key player in determining how far Israel goes to ease Israeli-imposed restrictions (illegal measures of Collective Punishment) placed on the Palestinian residents of the West Bank.
Dspite Olmert's difficulties, the administration has said it will continue to press for a peace agreement this year - the goal Bush announced at a high-profile peace conference he hosted in November in Annapolis, Maryland.
"The question is not about his desire but about his ability," said a senior U.S. official of Olmert's predicament. "I'd rather be criticized for an element of romanticism than for an element of neglect."
However, Western, Palestinian and Israel officials have all acknowledged privately that Olmert's corruption investigation could trigger new elections, dimming - if not snuffing out - the chances of a deal this year.
(Possible successors, like Netanyahu the Extremist, have already stated that they would cancel any agreement Israel makes under Olmert.)
Some analysts said Bush should now concentrate simply on handing over an active peace process to his successor, rather than on striving to produce some kind of a deal that may be impossible to reach given Israel's political uncertainty.
They suggested Washington also work to improve conditions in the West Bank by strengthening Palestinian security forces and governing institutions and by pressing Israel to remove roadblocks Palestinians say cripple their economy.
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By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent and Reuters
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday said he was uncertain of whether the next United States administration would be as sympathetic toward Israel as that of President George W. Bush, and as such, efforts should be made to take full advantage of the current U.S. leadership.
(This doesn't bode well, as Israel is gearing up for attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.)
This coming Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to hold a three-way meeting with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and senior Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat announced the planned meeting after the U.S. proposed holding trilateral talks with Israel and the Palestinians in order to accelerate negotiations on the core issues and bridge the major gaps that still exist.
(It's about time the Palestinians tell Israel's sponsor where to go, and embarks on a real process.)
Analysts said the corruption scandal dogging Olmert has dramatically reduced the chances of a peace deal before Bush leaves office in January and could force Rice to consider scaling back her ambitions.
(This was always a facade anyway, designed to give Olmert some positive PR while his Government increased its attacks on Palestinians, the illegal annexation of further Palestinian land, and other policies which actually make reconciliation more unlikely.)
Olmert is currently under investigation over suspicions that he illegally received funds from an American millionaire.
So far there are few signs that she is prepared to do so as she leaves Washington on Wednesday on a trip that will take her to Paris for an Afghan donors' conference on Thursday and then to Jerusalem and Ramallah for her sixth visit this year.
(Rice has experienced Israel's duplicity first-hand, and when she called the Olmert Government on the many steps it's taken to obstruct peace, Israeli Extremists began attacking her.)
Rice is also expected to have a three-way meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who is a key player in determining how far Israel goes to ease Israeli-imposed restrictions (illegal measures of Collective Punishment) placed on the Palestinian residents of the West Bank.
Dspite Olmert's difficulties, the administration has said it will continue to press for a peace agreement this year - the goal Bush announced at a high-profile peace conference he hosted in November in Annapolis, Maryland.
"The question is not about his desire but about his ability," said a senior U.S. official of Olmert's predicament. "I'd rather be criticized for an element of romanticism than for an element of neglect."
However, Western, Palestinian and Israel officials have all acknowledged privately that Olmert's corruption investigation could trigger new elections, dimming - if not snuffing out - the chances of a deal this year.
(Possible successors, like Netanyahu the Extremist, have already stated that they would cancel any agreement Israel makes under Olmert.)
Some analysts said Bush should now concentrate simply on handing over an active peace process to his successor, rather than on striving to produce some kind of a deal that may be impossible to reach given Israel's political uncertainty.
They suggested Washington also work to improve conditions in the West Bank by strengthening Palestinian security forces and governing institutions and by pressing Israel to remove roadblocks Palestinians say cripple their economy.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/991492.html Girl, 6, killed by Israel tank fire in Gaza
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gf6wbGZX2ALZl9yL4-99VuksC9bQD917LJMG0 Warnings Pour in For Israel to Cease Collective Punishment
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?10555S Red Cross Condemns Gaza Collective Punishment (the First Round)
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?8994S As Predicted: Gaza Reoccupation Planned
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/388658.html Probe: At Least Half of Palestinians Killed by IDF Were Civilians
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/944276.html Israeli Attacks on Palestinians, Killings, Doubled Since Annapolis
http://www.uruknet.de/?p=m40008&hd=&size=1&l=e UN Condemns Collective Punishment of Gaza
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/389757.html?c=on#c187937 It's All Right, I'm Only Bleeding
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?10557S Israel, World Jewry Drift Apart
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?10554S Jewish Groups Condemn Collective Punishment of Gaza
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?10877S Poll Reveals Neo-Con Zionist Groups Unrepresentative
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/12/12/ajc_poll/index.html An invention called 'the Jewish people'
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/959229.html Zionism's Support Faltering
http://www.israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display/7472/index.php Western Jews Revolt Against Zionist Bully Tactics
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/world/2007/03/364749.html 1650 Illegal Settlement Spots Approved This Week Alone
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?15847S As Predicted: Israel Rejects Truce, Calls Offer 'Failure'
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/397226.html Real Diplomacy: Carter Meets Hamas
http://www.israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display/8877/index.php No Peace Without Hamas
http://www.israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display/8876/index.php Hamas ready to accept Israel as its neighbour: Carter
http://www.israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display/8874/index.php Hamas Offers Gaza Truce
http://www.www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/397459.html Calling Israel's Bluff: Hamas Offers Truce, Negotiations
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?13920S Israelis open fire on Gazan protesters
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?15849S As Predicted: Israel Delays Vote on Gaza Strip Cease-fire
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?15846S When Will Israel Quit Pretending It Wants Peace?
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?15845S Divide & Rule: Palestinians Stuck at a Crossroads
http://www.winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?15854S Israel Storms SE Gaza, Razes More Farms
http://www.news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/05/content_8317222.htm As Predicted: Gaza Reoccupation Planned
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/388658.html llll Israel's Goals: Regime Change, Reoccupation
http://www.israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display/8687/index.php Attack on Gaza Looking More Likely
http://winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?16447S Israeli officials: We will invade Gaza before truce deal takes effect
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400696.html
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