Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Hillary Clinton In Israel - Makes It Clear That A Palestinian State Is Her Priority


So, Hillary Clinton is in Israel and this is the first paragraph from the report on her visit from Breitbart:


U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton promised Tuesday to work with the incoming Israeli government, easing tensions ahead of a meeting but delivered a clear message that Washington is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Now, my question is this, when she meets with Abbas from the Palestinian Authority is she going to make it clear that she is commited to NO HAMAS ROCKETS into Israel. Ever. Huh?

More from the article:


Clinton arrived in Jerusalem Monday evening from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, where she pledged $900 million in U.S. aid at an international donors conference for rebuilding the Gaza Strip after Israel's recent offensive against its Hamas rulers.

Okay, so Hillary Clinton pledged $900 million for Gaza - and who brought about that destruction of Gaza? Hamas. Hamas' rocket attacks against innocent Israeli civilians brought the IAF and the IDF into Gaza so my question to all of you is this...if Hamas receives their support and direction from Iran, then why isn't it up to Iran to foot any reconstruction bills? America OFFICIALLY supported the Israeli Cast Lead Operation and now, Clinton rewards the Hamas terrorism with close to a billion dollars.

Seems to me the Hamas agenda is simple - force Israel into an operation in Gaza, weather that storm...especially by hiding your leaders in the basement of a hospital full of children and when the dust settles, the Americans will come in and pay for brand new buildings in the Gaza Strip. The way I figure it, if Hamas can create two more wars in Gaza in the next three years, when those are completed, they will have a brand new city.


Hillary Clinton meets Israeli leaders in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton promised Tuesday to work with the incoming Israeli government, easing tensions ahead of a meeting but delivered a clear message that Washington is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
That could put her at odds with the Israel's next leader, Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, who opposes full Palestinian independence. Clinton and Netanyahu were to meet later Tuesday.
Clinton, on her first visit to the region as the top U.S. diplomat, comes during a transition period in Israel.
Netanyahu is putting together a new coalition government and is expected to be sworn in as prime minister within weeks. His criticism of U.S.-led Mideast peace talks before Israel's recent election has raised fears that his government could clash with the Obama administration.
Clinton sought to play down such concerns, saying the U.S. is ready to work with any Israeli government.
"We will work with the government of Israel that represents the democratic will of the people of Israel," Clinton said after meeting Israel's ceremonial president, Shimon Peres.
Clinton stressed the U.S.'s "unrelenting" commitment to Israel's security and said rocket fire at Israel from militants in Gaza must stop.
"There is no doubt that any nation, including Israel, cannot stand idly by while its territory and people are subjected to rocket attacks," she said, criticizing the rocket fire as "cynical."
But she also noted her declaration at a high-profile conference in Egypt on Monday that the U.S. supports the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Ahead their meeting, Netanyahu showed signs of backing off his previous pledges to abandon the current round of peace talks with the Palestinians, launched in November 2007 at a U.S.-hosted summit.
Netanyahu planned to tell Clinton that his government will continue talks, a lawmaker from Netanyahu's Likud Party said.
"I think that Hillary Clinton, when she comes today, will find Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to continue to hold negotiations, not only on economic projects but also political negotiations, a political process," said Likud lawmaker Silvan Shalom, a former foreign minister.
That message would mark a change in the hard-line Likud leader's long-stated position that peace talks are a waste of time because of the weakness of the Palestinian leadership. He has suggested in the past he would instead invest in the Palestinian economy while continuing Israel's military occupation of the West Bank indefinitely.
Netanyahu appears to have altered his stance since Israel's national election last month, after which he was chosen to form a coalition and lead the country's next government. Freezing peace talks would set Israel up for a clash with the international community and the U.S., its most important ally.
But Shalom, who spoke to Army Radio, would not say that Netanyahu supports the creation of a Palestinian state in what is now Israeli-controlled territory, the key goal of U.S.-backed peace negotiations. Netanyahu also openly opposes any division of the holy city of Jerusalem, a central Palestinian demand.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

How much can you buy with $900m?

How much does an AK-47 cost?
How much for a grenade?
How much for C4?
How much for rockets and missiles?

Any ideas? I'd like to know.

Holger Awakens said...

LibertyMine,

Unfortunately, I think that Hamas' tastes in weapons is increasing and grad rockets aren't cheap - not to mention those pesky sky-rocketing expenditures to buy off Egyptian border officials.

:Holger Danske