Obama presses Israel, Palestinians for peace talks

Friday 29th May, 08:49 AM JST

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IvanCoughalot at 08:34 AM JST - 29th May

Sarge - great post! Ha ha ha!
adaydream at 11:25 AM JST - 29th May

Israel will do everything it can to avoid any meaningful negotiations. By not stopping the growth of settlements, they know that nothing will ever get accomplished with regards peace with Palestine. < :-)
hakujinsensei at 11:32 AM JST - 29th May

who really believes that even the creation of a palestine state will result in peace?

hamas' stated goals include primarily the creation of a palestinian state in place of israel. as long as the palestinians allow hamas to dictate their future, they are choosing a future of violence.

Obaby would have better luck negotiating an expansion on guantanamo bay with the big C.
sabiwabi at 02:31 PM JST - 29th May

Obama could very easily fix everything, if he truly wanted, by simply deciding to stop ALL aid to Israel unless they retreat to their pre-1967 "boarder" and start behaving properly.
teleprompter at 02:42 PM JST - 29th May

Obama could very easily fix everything, if he truly wanted, by simply deciding to stop ALL aid to Israel

I'd love to see him try.
sabiwabi at 04:40 PM JST - 29th May

Obama could very easily fix everything, if he truly wanted, by simply deciding to stop ALL aid to Israel.

I'd love to see him try.

He won't. He knows very well that if he does anything against Israel's wishes, he'll end up like JFK. But that is what he SHOULD do.
SuperLib at 07:18 PM JST - 29th May

We should stop all aid to the Palestinians to "fix" them, too. Add Egypt in there as well. Just stop sending anyone money who doesn't do what we tell them to do. Great idea Sabi....I'm starting to like it.
sabiwabi at 07:38 PM JST - 29th May

We should stop all aid to the Palestinians to "fix" them, too.

The Palestinians would not need any help at all if they had THEIR land back. That is the best way to fix this problem.
skipthesong at 09:33 PM JST - 29th May

The Palestinians would not need any help at all if they had THEIR land back. That is the best way to fix this problem." translated: Kill the Jews or kick them out.

I hope you aren't contemplating anything like that as your own agenda.

Again, if the land meant so much, why spring board an attack from there? Did they really have that much confidence in their Arab allies that they would beat Israel in 67'?
Madverts at 10:20 PM JST - 29th May

"THEIR land back"

Uhm....haven't Jews historicaly dwelled there too?
Badsey at 05:03 AM JST - 30th May

When Japan gets its? Kuril Islands -Palestinians will finally get their? lands back. In all honesty the Palestinians would be better off trying to buy Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -when America leaves.

Yes, the Palestinians thought Egypt and the others would crush Israel. -and without USA's support they would have =Arabs upset at USA. The Palestinians actually left their homes and land behind =they made a bad choice.

1: Stay out of wars.

2: Always bet on both sides
Helter_Skelter at 05:52 AM JST - 30th May

The U.S. and much of the world consider the settlements an obstacle to peace

The Israelis removed all settlements from Gaza, and they were rewarded with thousands of rocket attacks.

who really believes that even the creation of a palestine state will result in peace?

Mostly misguided and naive leftists.

stop ALL aid to Israel

I actually agree with this. The aid Israel receives from the US only represents about 3% of their GDP. And by refusing it, they could set their own foreign policy without having to seek US approval. All US foreign aid needs to be stopped, especially to Muslim countries, such as Egypt and Jordan, which receive more aid than Israel..

sabiwabi: he'll end up like JFK

Sabi never met a Zionist conspiracy he didn't like. :-D
WilliB at 09:32 PM JST - 30th May

sabiwabi:

" Obama could very easily fix everything, if he truly wanted, by simply deciding to stop ALL aid to Israel "

Would you agree then that he should simultaneously stop all aid to the neighbouring muslim countries, including the 900 million he has just promised to the Hamas rocketeers in Gaza?
SuperLib at 02:25 AM JST - 31st May

Sabiwabi: The Palestinians would not need any help at all if they had THEIR land back.

But they do need help. And the US can "fix" them. Just stop giving them aid and demand that they do what we tell them to do.

I'm with ya 100%, buddy.
Helter_Skelter at 03:03 AM JST - 31st May

Sabi: The Palestinians would not need any help at all if they had THEIR land back.

Nonsense. Every Muslim Arab country is basket case, and they have tons of land. Land doesn't make any difference. Anyway, why would you want to give them more land to turn unproductive?