from Richard baehr Rick Richman comments on the Obama team's allowing its end of 2009 deadline for Iranian cooperation on its nuclear program to come and go. But the Obama team likes deadlines- now they want a deal on borders between Israel and the Palestinians in 9 months. And all final status issues must be resolved in 2 years. This is both ham-handed and stupid. Tell the Palestinians that the US wants a deal in 9 months, and they will hold up any progress for 9 months. After all, they are getting and Israel is giving in these negotiations. As the deadline appears, the US will put pressure on only one of the two parties for not giving enough, and preventing a breakthrough. George Mitchell has already laid out his hand on what pressure will be applied on Israel if they do not make a sufficient offer- a cut-off of loan guarantees and a cut in aid to Israel. Is it really difficult for American Jews to figure out where this administration stands on the Israeli Palestinian conflict ? This is the least friendly administration towards Israel since the modern state was established in 1948. This Administration has taken sides in the Israel Palestinian conflict since it came to office. Only Honduras has been treated as rudely, and no other nation has come in for as much public rebuke. I am looking for a list of all the times Administration people have made public comments critical of the behavior or statements of the Palestinian Authority. Obama came to office with a view that Israel was at fault, and the resolution of the conflict (Israeli concessions in all areas) was essential to improving US relations with the Muslim world. He is wrong on both counts, but some can not learn, and others refuse to. Among those who refuse to learn are the liberal Jews who profess to being pro-Israel and contributed to and voted for Obama and still stand by him. This is the reality- Obama brought J-Street into the center of the Israeli Palestinian issue, appointing their people to his Administration, and allowing J-Street a place at the table. Put simply, Obama is the face of J-Street. And J-Street is not pro-Israel.
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