BIDEN MEDDLES ON THE SIDE OF PALARABS IN ISRAEL’S CAPITAL…..APPALLING
THIS WOULD RAISE THE HACKLES OF ANY SELF RESPECTING PRIME MINISTER IN THE WORLD. BIDEN, A VICE PRESIDENT OF A NATION PLAGUED BY ECONOMIC WOES AND LOOMING RECESSION HAS THE UNMITIGATED GALL TO SCOLD A SOVEREIGN NATION FOR BULDING WITHING ITS CAPITAL… ISRAEL’S P.M. SHOULD TELL BIDEN THAT HIS INTERFERENCE AND TAKING THE SIDE OF RIOTERS AND STONE THROWERS IS UNHELPFUL….BUT AS IS THE CASE SINCE OSLO THE P.M. SCOLDS HIS OWN SIDE…..RSK
Biden promises ‘viable Palestine’ is in the offing
By Paul Richter
Reiterates condemnation of Israel building on land in country’s capitol won in war after being attacked
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | (MCT) BETHLEHEM — Vice President Joe Biden sought Wednesday to reassure Palestinians that the United States intends to push ahead with its Mideast peacemaking effort, despite a diplomatic blowup with Israel this week over its plans to build new housing in Jerusalem.
After meetings with the Palestinian president and prime minister in the West Bank, Biden emphasized American determination to act as the intermediary in talks between Israelis and Palestinians, and declared that the Palestinians deserve a “viable” state.
In an appearance with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah, Biden again scolded the Israelis for taking a step the Obama administration considers a threat to chances for a negotiated peace deal. Biden said U.S. officials “will hold both sides accountable for any statements or actions that inflame tensions or prejudice the outcome of talks, as this decision did.”
He added: “It is incumbent on all parties to grow an atmosphere of support for the negotiations and not to complicate them.”
Biden insisted that the administration “is fully committed to the Palestinian people and to achieving a Palestinian state that is independent, viable and contiguous. Everyone should know — everyone should know by now that there is no viable alternative to a two-state solution.”
Abbas said the Israeli decision to move ahead on plans for 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem “must be canceled.”
The plan “undermines confidence and deals a severe blow to the efforts that have been exerted in the past months to launch indirect negotiations,” he said.
Nevertheless, Abbas gave no signal that he is rethinking his decision this week to take part in the new round of talks.
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said the Israeli housing announcement Tuesday was “damaging for sure” and posed a challenge to the new round of peace talks, which are expected to start within weeks.
Fayyad expressed Palestinians’ appreciation for “the strong statements of condemnation” quickly issued by U.S. officials after publication of the new Israeli housing plan.
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