The Rubin Report
06 October '10
The New York Times tries to figure out the answer to the question I asked: Why is President Barack Obama not only putting so much prestige into quickly resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict but doing so at a moment when the prospects for success look so minimal?
And on top of that:
Why is he asking Israel for a two-month, one-time, non-renewable freeze of construction on West Bank Jewish settlements?
Why is he offering Israel so much to do something that will lead to two months of talks after which the negotiations will certainly collapse?
Why is he offering the Palestinian Authority so much to stay in the talks for eight weeks and then walk out, no hard feelings?
The headline is, “Risks and Advantage in U.S. Effort in Mideast.” So what’s the possible advantage? A big breakthrough to peace in eight weeks?
What possible gain could be made by holding just four (count `em, four) short meetings and then ending the freeze and letting everyone walk away, keeping the goodies the administration has given them?
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