My new novel Rebirth chronicles the UN's very first initiative as a world peacekeeping court. The Jews in Palestine applied for statehood and rallied many countries to support Israel becoming a nation.
Now the Palestinians are trying to duplicate what the Jews did over 60 years ago. Except they are publicly denouncing Israel's existence and trying to avert the peace process all together. The Jews of Palestine in 1947 took the legitimate route. But the Palestinians are trying to sneak this one in with no regard to ethics.
Palestinian leaders are embarking on a risky statehood strategy that will include UN resolutions, boycotts against Israeli products, complaints in international courts, and attempts to win formal recognition from as many countries as possible, Palestinian officials say. Israelis dismiss the campaign as a ploy to bypass the negotiating table. The next step will come later this month when Palestinians hope to extract a public commitment from the Middle East Quartet that any peace deal be based on the pre-1967 armistice lines. Israel rejects the 1967 lines as a basis for talks.
To overcome a possible U.S. veto at the Security Council, Palestinians say they plan to take their case to the UN General Assembly, where they believe they would have a majority of the votes. They plan to invoke UN Resolution 377, which allows the General Assembly to approve binding, albeit harder to enforce, resolutions in the event of deadlock at the Security Council.
However, a senior Obama administration official called the Palestinian approach "a strategic mistake. It's not going to be a successful strategy. Lining up countries to recognize a Palestinian state is not a substitute for successful negotiation with the Israelis."
(Edmund Sanders - Los Angeles Times)
Originally posted by Israel Alert
Information about Israel that our press does NOT report; And under publicized Pro-Israel info from the book REBIRTH
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Arabs copy what Jews knew over 60 years ago!
My new novel Rebirth chronicles the UN's very first initiative as a world peacekeeping court. The Jews in Palestine applied for statehood and rallied many countries to supporting Israel becoming a nation.
Now the Palestinians are trying to duplicate what the Jews did. Except they are publicly denouncing Israel's existence and trying to avert the peace process all together. In other words, they're trying to sneak this one in.
Palestinian leaders are embarking on a risky statehood strategy that will include UN resolutions, boycotts against Israeli products, complaints in international courts, and attempts to win formal recognition from as many countries as possible, Palestinian officials say. Israelis dismiss the campaign as a ploy to bypass the negotiating table. The next step will come later this month when Palestinians hope to extract a public commitment from the Middle East Quartet that any peace deal be based on the pre-1967 armistice lines. Israel rejects the 1967 lines as a basis for talks.
To overcome a possible U.S. veto at the Security Council, Palestinians say they plan to take their case to the UN General Assembly, where they believe they would have a majority of the votes. They plan to invoke UN Resolution 377, which allows the General Assembly to approve binding, albeit harder to enforce, resolutions in the event of deadlock at the Security Council.
However, a senior Obama administration official called the Palestinian approach "a strategic mistake. It's not going to be a successful strategy. Lining up countries to recognize a Palestinian state is not a substitute for successful negotiation with the Israelis."
(Edmund Sanders - Los Angeles Times)
Originally posted by Israel Alert
Now the Palestinians are trying to duplicate what the Jews did. Except they are publicly denouncing Israel's existence and trying to avert the peace process all together. In other words, they're trying to sneak this one in.
Palestinian leaders are embarking on a risky statehood strategy that will include UN resolutions, boycotts against Israeli products, complaints in international courts, and attempts to win formal recognition from as many countries as possible, Palestinian officials say. Israelis dismiss the campaign as a ploy to bypass the negotiating table. The next step will come later this month when Palestinians hope to extract a public commitment from the Middle East Quartet that any peace deal be based on the pre-1967 armistice lines. Israel rejects the 1967 lines as a basis for talks.
To overcome a possible U.S. veto at the Security Council, Palestinians say they plan to take their case to the UN General Assembly, where they believe they would have a majority of the votes. They plan to invoke UN Resolution 377, which allows the General Assembly to approve binding, albeit harder to enforce, resolutions in the event of deadlock at the Security Council.
However, a senior Obama administration official called the Palestinian approach "a strategic mistake. It's not going to be a successful strategy. Lining up countries to recognize a Palestinian state is not a substitute for successful negotiation with the Israelis."
(Edmund Sanders - Los Angeles Times)
Originally posted by Israel Alert
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Make up your mind Obama!
While writing my new novel Rebirth, about the rebirth of Israel in 1948, I have learned that my country of which I love, has been historically divided over supporting Israel. I understand that since we have liberals and conservatives in our government, but those who oppose Israel are missing why we should support them.
Besides the obvious reasons stated in Genesis 12:3 'I will bless those who bless you (Israel) and curse those who treat you with contempt'... Israel is our best strategic partner in helping us combat terrorism!
We have never had a president that has been so flippant about Israel since Jimmy Carter, like our current president Obama. He can't make up his mind if he can stick to American policy or not.
This article by Israel Alert shows why:
In an hour-long meeting Tuesday with about 50 representatives from the Jewish community's chief foreign policy umbrella group, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, President Obama reportedly urged Jewish leaders to "search your souls" over Israel's seriousness about making peace. While top leaders welcomed the meeting and noted the president's affirmation of his "deep commitment to Israel's security," several participants told JTA that the president also implied that Israel bears primary responsibility for advancing the peace process. Obama also reportedly said that the Arab sections of Jerusalem would not remain in Israeli hands as part of any peace deal.
(Ben Harris - JTA)
Besides the obvious reasons stated in Genesis 12:3 'I will bless those who bless you (Israel) and curse those who treat you with contempt'... Israel is our best strategic partner in helping us combat terrorism!
We have never had a president that has been so flippant about Israel since Jimmy Carter, like our current president Obama. He can't make up his mind if he can stick to American policy or not.
This article by Israel Alert shows why:
In an hour-long meeting Tuesday with about 50 representatives from the Jewish community's chief foreign policy umbrella group, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, President Obama reportedly urged Jewish leaders to "search your souls" over Israel's seriousness about making peace. While top leaders welcomed the meeting and noted the president's affirmation of his "deep commitment to Israel's security," several participants told JTA that the president also implied that Israel bears primary responsibility for advancing the peace process. Obama also reportedly said that the Arab sections of Jerusalem would not remain in Israeli hands as part of any peace deal.
(Ben Harris - JTA)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Denial, denial. denial...
In my novel Rebirth, I've already had numerous opposition in speaking good things about Israel. Below is a perfect example of radical Islamist opposition to teaching factual history about the holocaust. This is because the radical Islamist cannot accept that the Jews have been persecuted for thousands of years. If they were to accept this reality, then the world would have to accept the Jews and Israel as a legitimate nation!
The history of the Holocaust is planned to be included as part of a human rights curriculum in UN-run schools attended by more than 200,000 Palestinian children in Gaza. However, Hamas has said it will do all it can to stop the teaching of Holocaust studies. "We cannot agree to a program that is intended to poison the minds of our children," said a statement from the ministry for refugee affairs. "Holocaust studies in refugee camps is a contemptible plot and serves the Zionist entity."
(Harriet Sherwood - Guardian-UK)
Originally posted by Israel Alert
The history of the Holocaust is planned to be included as part of a human rights curriculum in UN-run schools attended by more than 200,000 Palestinian children in Gaza. However, Hamas has said it will do all it can to stop the teaching of Holocaust studies. "We cannot agree to a program that is intended to poison the minds of our children," said a statement from the ministry for refugee affairs. "Holocaust studies in refugee camps is a contemptible plot and serves the Zionist entity."
(Harriet Sherwood - Guardian-UK)
Originally posted by Israel Alert
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