Why Obama doesn't stand with Israel

[PDXNative2Houston]

Originally Posted by spectator11040

Yea. this PDX has been very active on this thread. But interestingly enough has ignored post #46. In that post I specifically addressed a question to PDX. The question is, as PDX is fond of saying:


So, PDX, even if you aren't capable of a rational response to the rest of the post, at least answer the simple, direct question which was asked of you ("in bold"). Here is the whole post:

Ok, fair enough. I didn't see that you were specifically addressing me and only glazed over the post.

The response to the inquiry will reverberate with a finger pointing contest with the question being, "Who started it?..." While I've made my arguments for why I believe Zionism started the current conflict, in the contemporary condition that doesn't matter. Israel has the State it does and until there are significant political changes in the US and greater Middle East that is not going to change.

Rather I'll point to the current condition and say that settlements are illegal under the 4th Geneva convention and are cited by the Palestinians as their #1 obstacle in accepting a two-state solution. If all settlements were pulled back from and a return to the 1967 borders was accepted by Israel, I would say the onus was on the Palestinian leadership if they decided not to accept such a proposition.

[mohawkx]

Originally Posted by Chava61

The USA has an obligation to give military and financial aid to Egypt and Israel according to the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. So this hasn't nothing to do President Obama's decision making.

IIRC, That peace treaty also bound Israel to the 1967 borders and forbid any new settlements on the West Bank. How's that working out?

[Ohio1803]

Originally Posted by mohawkx

IIRC, That peace treaty also bound Israel to the 1967 borders and forbid any new settlements on the West Bank. How's that working out?

Lets stop giving money to any of them. The Egyptians don't even want the money from the U.S.

[mohawkx]

Originally Posted by Ohio1803

Lets stop giving money to any of them. The Egyptians don't even want the money from the U.S.

Agreed.

While were at it, let's stop trying to bring democracy to countries where teaching a woman to read is punishable by death. An 8th century national mentality will never accept 20th century democracy.