Friday, February 8, 2013

Iran’s supreme leader rejected the idea of direct talks with the U.S. (NYT)) ****************** And the POTUS will be visiting Israel next month.

(..Iran’s supreme leader rejected the idea of direct talks with the U.S. (NYT)) ****************** And the POTUS will be visiting Israel next month. (“Mr. Carney said Mr. Obama would also travel to Jordan and the West Bank. The Israeli news media reported that Mr. Obama would arrive on March 20, but the White House would not discuss any dates for the trip.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/world/middleeast/obama-to-visit-israel-in-spring.html?_r=0 ) ******************** The POTUS will stop in the West Bank, and he should couple this stop with a call for the Israelis to stop, or even reverse, the illegal (under international law) settlements in the West Bank. That will not happen. But the futile, and for 6 years nonexistent talks between Israel and the Palestine Authority will not be renewed until the settlements stop. (http://thecepr.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:illegal-israeli-settlements&catid=6:memos&Itemid=34) Perhaps Obama should include Jimmy Carter in his March trip. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/22/jimmy-carter-says-middle-east-peace_n_2001826.html gecannonphd

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