Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Obama's National Security Adviser says he will be 'forceful' with Israel

According to Haaretz, James Jones (pictured), National Security Adviser to Democratic President Barack Hussein Obama told an unnamed European foreign minister that the Obama administration would be 'forceful' with the Netanyahu government to bring about the creation of a 'Palestinian' state reichlet. Gen. James Jones, national security adviser to President Barack Obama, told a European foreign minister a week ago that unlike the Bush administration, Obama will be "forceful" with Israel.

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Jones is the main force in the Obama administration stressing the Palestinian question and believes that the United States must become more intensively involved in the matter vis-a-vis both Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Several days ago, a classified telegram was received in Jerusalem discussing a meeting between Jones and a European foreign minister. Jones told his European interlocutor that President George W. Bush had avoided actions on the Palestinian question that Israel opposed, but the Obama administration intended to change this practice and become more active. It would not make concessions on matters that Israel had committed to.

"The new administration will convince Israel to compromise on the Palestinian question," Jones said. "We will not push Israel under the wheels of a bus, but we will be more forceful toward Israel than we have been under Bush."

Jones is quoted in the telegram as saying that the United States, European Union and moderate Arab states must redefine "a satisfactory endgame solution."

The U.S. national security adviser did not mention Israel as party to these consultations.

Hope and change anyone? Oh that's right this guy has always been opposed to Israel

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