“PA trifecta on ICC: hand Bibi great campaign issue; weaken Israeli center; and piss off Obama and Republican Congress. For what?”
Exacting justice for criminal aggression, abuse and murder of his (Abbas') people, which has been abetted by Aaron Miller's government.
If Obama is "pissed", he is the one who needs to re-evaluate his attitudes. He is the one who merits tweets like "Why is Obama pissed ?! He is the one who blocked Palestine at the UN. Can't blame Abbas for trying to bypass the UN."
As for Aaron Miller, the following speaks for itself :
"Now, as ceasefire confusion reigns with Kerry on the sidelines back in Washington, he at least seems to have gotten the message – that the US needs to take Israel's goal of disarming Hamas seriously, however improbable it may seem."
" If I learned anything at the US State Department, it was about rhythm: no mediator can really deliver unless someone says they're done, and Netanyahu just said "a long operation" is in store. Kerry's hot-mic comments reflected an eagerness to travel and make his own deal, not anyone else's. Indeed, he made the same mistake in his broader peace efforts, which also failed. When America is in a greater hurry to do a deal than the actual parties involved, Houston, we have a problem. "
"But such a proposal no longer reflects the political realities in Israel. Netanyahu's rivals want more – a real weakening of Hamas, even de-militarization – and Kerry seemed to forget that the United States is not really an honest broker. It's much closer to Israel on security issues – always has been, always will be.
... It requires ceding much to Israel, particularly on security, and it certainly doesn't mean creating the impression that the US is prepared to treat Hamas's requirements as somehow equal."
Essential translation : We were, are, and should remain servile like enablers of whatever it is that Israel demands. Of course, my [Aaron Miller's] words are like the eternally infallible word of God.
Professor,
The far-right has a tendency to self-destruct and 2017 is rather far away. We can note what happened in the case of Golden Dawn (in Greece).
We should point out that Anders Brevik has murdered more people than Islamist extremists in France over the last 2 decades.
"I am a Norwegian Labour Party member"
“PA trifecta on ICC: hand Bibi great campaign issue; weaken Israeli center; and piss off Obama and Republican Congress. For what?”
Exacting justice for criminal aggression, abuse and murder of his (Abbas') people, which has been abetted by Aaron Miller's government.
If Obama is "pissed", he is the one who needs to re-evaluate his attitudes. He is the one who merits tweets like "Why is Obama pissed ?! He is the one who blocked Palestine at the UN. Can't blame Abbas for trying to bypass the UN."
As for Aaron Miller, the following speaks for itself :
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/29/america-gaza-john-kerry-diplomacy
"Now, as ceasefire confusion reigns with Kerry on the sidelines back in Washington, he at least seems to have gotten the message – that the US needs to take Israel's goal of disarming Hamas seriously, however improbable it may seem."
" If I learned anything at the US State Department, it was about rhythm: no mediator can really deliver unless someone says they're done, and Netanyahu just said "a long operation" is in store. Kerry's hot-mic comments reflected an eagerness to travel and make his own deal, not anyone else's. Indeed, he made the same mistake in his broader peace efforts, which also failed. When America is in a greater hurry to do a deal than the actual parties involved, Houston, we have a problem. "
"But such a proposal no longer reflects the political realities in Israel. Netanyahu's rivals want more – a real weakening of Hamas, even de-militarization – and Kerry seemed to forget that the United States is not really an honest broker. It's much closer to Israel on security issues – always has been, always will be.
... It requires ceding much to Israel, particularly on security, and it certainly doesn't mean creating the impression that the US is prepared to treat Hamas's requirements as somehow equal."
Essential translation : We were, are, and should remain servile like enablers of whatever it is that Israel demands. Of course, my [Aaron Miller's] words are like the eternally infallible word of God.