Doesn't Iran's no mean NO?

Israeli Analyst: The Iranians Are Laughing at the West by dailyalert

Prior to the talks on Tehran's nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed skepticism that Iran would be willing to give up its nuclear program. Israel has in the past accused Iran of exploiting the negotiations to buy time to continue advancing its nuclear program. Prof. Ze'ev Maghen, Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern History at Bar-Ilan University, said the international community "continue to believe that they can talk the Iranians down, or that they can bribe them down, or that they can threaten them down - but they can't do any of those things."

"Looking at the history of these negotiations that goes back to the 1990s, it has been one long laughingstock. Basically, the ones who are laughing are the Iranians," Maghen said. He pointed out that, prior to every meeting, Iran's representatives state that, while they will be happy to meet with the international representatives, they have no intention of ending the enrichment of uranium.

Last week, the U.S. and its partners arrived in Baghdad for another round of talks with Tehran, confident they were at last about to turn the diplomatic corner. But this time, Iran did more than just reject demands to shut down its underground enrichment facility at Fordo and ship its near-bomb-grade uranium abroad. It also announced it would do precisely the opposite: install more centrifuges at Fordo, increase the rate of enrichment, and forbid any UN inspections of suspected military sites.

The West's response? It has agreed to another round of talks next month in Moscow, thereby giving the Iranians the one thing they wanted from the negotiations, which is time.

The larger question is why the U.S. continues to believe that there's a grand bargain to be struck? Most people know that no almost always means NO!

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The world does not want Iran nuclear

Poll: Opposition to Iran Gaining Nuclear Weapons Widespread in 21 Nations, Including Egypt by dailyalert

Opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons is widespread around the world, including in Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, and support for tough economic sanctions is high, according to a Pew Global Attitudes poll released Friday.

In the survey of 21 nations, support for military intervention to prevent Iran from going nuclear was highest in the U.S. at 63% and lowest in Russia at 24%, while at least 50% in Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic favored military action.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received highly negative ratings in Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon, though nearly half of Pakistanis viewed him favorably. (AP-Washington Post)

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Why they speak lies about Israel

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The Relegitimization of Israel and the Battle for the Mainstream Consensus

The purpose of delegitimization on a nation is to bring about its downfall or even destruction. The side that initiates a campaign of delegitimization endeavors to obliterate the history, national identity, culture, and rights of the other as a sovereign state, particularly the right of self-defense. There should be no misunderstanding: The ultimate goal of delegitimization is neither reconciliation nor peace but politicide.
After the Second Intifada failed to bring about the collapse of Israel, the Palestinian Authority and its allies, notably Iran, have resorted to intensive political warfare.
To reverse this process, a serious campaign of relegitimization is necessary in order to retake lost ground. There is a need to change the world consensus of public opinion. A campaign of good news about Israel may be suitable for marketing and branding but does not come to grips with the real problem.
Even a torrent of “good news” will not move elite public opinion, which is comprised of intellectuals, newspaper and TV editors, professors, teachers, clergymen (and women), writers of textbooks, and policy-makers. This group needs to be engaged, challenged, and convinced.
If Israel intends to regain its legitimacy, it must advance its historical claims aggressively and forcefully. The Jewish state cannot permit others to define its identity or distort its past. It is necessary to discredit the fraudulent claims of the other side and expose its lies. Israel must defend its sovereignty and take its rightful place in the community of nations. These are the responsibilities of nationhood.  (Joel Fishman – Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs-Israel Council on Foreign Relations)
The writer is a historian and a fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

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What does Nakba have to do with Israel?

The Meaning of Nakba Day by dailyalert

Nakba is an Arabic word which means disaster, and that is what those who participated in the protests consider the founding of the State of Israel on May 15, 1948. The focus on 1948 is significant. For those who claim the Middle East conflict is about borders or Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the prominence given Nakba commemorations ought to be an embarrassment. It highlights that the goal of the Palestinians isn't an independent state alongside Israel. Their goal is to eradicate Israel and replace it with yet another Arab majority country.
The Nakba narrative draws no distinction between the pre- and post-1967 borders. The Jewish presence within the internationally recognized borders of the State of Israel is treated as illegitimate. This is not a minor point, because for the Palestinians, the desire for the descendants of the 1948 refugees to "return" to Israel is tantamount to demanding the dismantling of the Jewish state.
The war that created the refugees was one started by Arabs whose goal was not to share the land but to prevent Jewish sovereignty on any part of it. That they and their descendants still regret this reversal of fortune may be understandable, but it is not a point on which they have any right to demand the world's sympathy. (Jonathan S. Tobin - Commentary)

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Are they gearing up for war?

U.S. House Approves Enhanced Cooperation with Israel by dailyalert

By a vote of 411-2, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012, sponsored by Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). In addition to expanding military cooperation between the two countries, the legislation states that it will be U.S. policy to provide Israel with essential military capabilities to preserve its qualitative military edge in the region.
With an eye toward a possible confrontation with Iran, the legislation recommends that the U.S. provide Israel with "air refueling tankers, missile defense capabilities, and specialized munitions" that could include bunker-busting bombs. (Zach Silberman - JTA)

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