New Abbas and Obama demand of Israel

June 29, 9:34 AMNY Israel Conflict ExaminerRichard Shulman

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The Palestinian Authority (P.A.) and President Obama have devised a new demand of Israel.  The P.A. will claim that its retrained forces have lived up to their end of the bargain, so Israeli forces should withdraw from all checkpoints and P.A. cities.  The P.A. will further demand that the IDF not be let back in.

The bargain was that the P.A. would show that it can eradicate terrorism, in return for removal of IDF forces.  The P.A. did not fulfill its task.  Terrorism was not eradicated.  The P.A., itself, continues to advocate bigotry and terrorism.  Few terrorists have had success, not because of P.A. police, but because of IDF raids and checkpoints.  Whenever Israel reduces its raids and checkpoints, terrorism ramps right back up  (http://www.imra.org.il/ -- Independent Media Research & Analysis, 6/9).

The P.A. and Abbas remain dedicated to jihad and approving of terrorism when practical.  Jihad overall is anti-American.  If Obama endorses the P.A. position, the proof would mount that he is anti-Israel, anti-peace, and anti-American, in fact if not entirely in theory.    

For those who just started reading my articles, I made similar criticism of President Bush and his mentor, Secretary Rice.  This is not a partisan issue.  The State Dept., which guides our Presidents, doesn’t care about political parties but about its biases and its turf.

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