Thursday, November 18, 2010

Questions Still Surround The US Promises To Israel

Daled Amos
17 November '10

Even a couple that marries out of strong true love still signs a Marriage document
Itamar Rabinowitz, former Israeli Ambassador to the US

Netanyahu insistence that in order for his cabinet to approve a 90-day settlement freeze, he must have everything Hillary Clinton offered in writing--seems to be causing headaches.

The demand itself is not a ploy. Ynet (Hebrew) quotes former Israeli ambassador to the US Zalman Shoval who says it really boils down to a question of trust:

You have to understand that Israeli trust in the American administration was already undermined in the beginning when they announced they would not recognize the Bush administration's commitments for building a bloc of settlements, and so on. In my opinion, it created an atmosphere unlike previous administrations where there is a question how much we really can believe and trust.

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