Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Clinton takes on Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy

I have always wondered , What would happen if the Israelis and the Palestinians Were left to do all their talking on their own ? And why is it the United States Problem to take care of this ? You never see any other country step in to take over Talks !!! Now enter Hillary Clinton , She is there oh , 1 day !!! And she throws money at Palestine , 900 million dollars worth of tax payers money ! Part of which is going to Gaza ( To re-supply their depleted stockpile of weapons ) And she supports Palestinian Statehood !!! Now Israel is not happy with that ! So talks will be at a standstill ( As usual ) nothing will get done ! And there goes our money down the drain ! Thanks Secretary Clinton !!!!


JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged on Tuesday to press for Palestinian statehood, putting Washington on a possible collision course with Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu, whom Clinton was to meet later in the day, has spoken of Palestinian self-government but has shied away from saying he would back a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict -- creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

Holding talks in Jerusalem after attending a donors' conference in Egypt for the Gaza Strip, Clinton reaffirmed the Obama administration's vision of Israeli-Palestinian peace.

"During the conference, I emphasized President Obama's and my commitment to working to achieve a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and our support for the Palestinian Authority," she said after meeting Israeli President Shimon Peres.
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Netanyahu supports expansion of existing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, a policy opposed by Washington and which Palestinians say could deny them a viable state.

In Egypt on Monday, she sought to show strong financial support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and pledged $900 million in U.S. aid, with a third going to help people in Gaza but the bulk aimed at boosting the Western-backed leader.

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