Friday, September 23, 2011

Bill Clinton: Netanyahu isn't interested in Mideast peace deal (not that we haven't noticed, mind you)

Former U.S. President says a cynical perspective of Prime Minister's calls for negotiations 'means that he's just not going to give up the West Bank'.
Haaretz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is responsible for the inability to reach a peace deal that would end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Thursday.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York, the former U.S. president was quoted by Foreign Policy magazine as claiming that Netanyahu lost interest in the peace process as soon as two basic Israelis demands seemed to come into reach: a viable Palestinian leadership and the possibility of normalizing ties with the Arab world.
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8 comments:

  1. thankgodimatheistSeptember 23, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    Furthermore, the former U.S. president is quoted by Foreign Policy as saying that Israel was also on the verge of being recognized by Arab nations adding that the "king of Saudi Arabia started lining up all the Arab countries to say to the Israelis, ‘if you work it out with the Palestinians ... we will give you immediately not only recognition but a political, economic, and security partnership."

    "This is huge.... It's a heck of a deal," Clinton said, adding: "That's what happened. Every American needs to know this. That's how we got to where we are."

    "The real cynics believe that the Netanyahu's government's continued call for negotiations over borders and such means that he's just not going to give up the West Bank," he added.

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  2. vzaSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    I think Clinton is right on the money.

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  3. ananSeptember 23, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Agreed VZA. Good for Clinton. I think President Bush would have stood up to Bibi more than Pres Obama has. Both Bushes were the most pro Palestinian Presidents since Ike [1953-1961.] Even Carter became more pro Palestinian only after leaving the White House. Miss Pres Bush sometimes.

    Pres Obama, please find your courage. Yes your country might not seem very powerful and influential at the moment, but you can inpire America to transform and improve herself. Your nation and followers need you.

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  4. Jemmy HopeSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    ""Miss Pres Bush sometimes." Understandable, it must be reassuring to find a bigger fool than yourself occasionally.

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  5. buhSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:32 PM

     I have to wonder if Clinton and his wife ever speak to each other.

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  6. ananSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Notice I didn't call Britons or the land of England a fool. I am pro British afterall.

    It is positive that some Brits are engaging in retrospection, self criticism and self improvement. The fact that Jemmy is calling Britons bigger fools than I am is encouraging.

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  7. ananSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    You aren't the only one who wonders that Buh. I don't like Hillary. But sometimes even I feel bad for the way President Bill Clinton treated her.

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  8. Jemmy HopeSeptember 25, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    and I didn't call all Desis fools, I called you a fool - FOOL!

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