By Barry Rubin
Could President Barack Obama’s strategy possibly be more obvious to Israel? Not for the mass media, of course, but for Israel.
Here’s a summary:
Due to the Obama Administration’s ineptness, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is planning to ask the UN to give it unilateral independence in September. But rather than use its leverage against the PA–including pointing out that what it’s doing is contrary to every U.S.-guaranteed agreement that the PA signed with Israel during the last 18 years–the Obama Administration wants to use its leverage on Israel to force it to save Obama.
You see, Obama will find it hard to escape vetoing the PA’s bid in the Security Council before it ever gets to the General Assembly. This will not make Obama or the United States more popular with Muslims or Arabs. So Obama wants Israel to pay the price in exchange for…nothing.
To avoid the PA declaring unilateral independence without making any concessions, Obama wants Israel to accept what amounts to the PA getting independence without making any concessions! But it won’t be unilateral, right? Obama’s plan is for Israel to negotiate, turn over the all of the West Bank to the PA as soon as possible and then negotiate on all the issues with a PA-led state. Of course, that means Israel would give up all of its bargaining chips at the beginning of the negotiation rather than get something for them at the end in exchange for Palestinian concessions.
And, of course, Obama wants Israel to depend on his promises and support, not exactly reliable, right?
What’s really going on is that Obama wants Israel to take enormous risks and give up a huge amount of political capital, thus endangering its citizens and future in order to spare Obama from vetoing the PA’s initiative. And since Obama takes no strong action against the Fatah-Hamas coalition, he’s asking Israel to give these concessions to an interocutor that includes genocidal-minded antisemitic terrorists working with Iran, Syria, and the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Note:
Ok, so now we understand the "Obama/Arab Roadmap to Peace" - eliminate Israel.
So, please explain exactly why we read today, posted on Debka Reports, the following headline:
Who exactly is Israel suppose to be negotiating with - Fatah/Hamas? Didn't PM Netanyahu just say in his speech to Congress that he will not negotiate with the Hamas terrorists? Fatha and Hamas are "one" - united and have been for these past few months, with Egypt as their go-between.
So, .... just who is Israel intending to negotiate with in these so-called, lying, deceitful talks?!
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