I wouldn't say that they focused on Gaza. I just gave that as an example of something in the mix that would be quickly verified, as opposed to an understanding about building in East Jerusalem, whose significance would become more clear over time. In fact their rhetoric is focused on East Jerusalem, not Gaza.
Another measure: whether the Palestinian leadership agrees to resume the proximity talks. The Palestinian leadership has to defend itself before Palestinian public opinion, and there's little upside to them agreeing to talks if there is not some movement, so presumably if the talks resume then the Obama Administration extracted something from Netanyahu. On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert Naiman wrote: >> The British and Israeli press tend to describe these events more >> colorfully, not necessarily a bad thing. "Humiliated" seems like a bit >> of a reach. But it is true that the Administration dispensed with the >> usual diplomatic niceties - there was no photo-op, no joint statement. > > That Obama decided not to eat a meal with Netanyahu is beyond the > diplomatic norm, but you're s right that the Israeli establishment > pumped up the histrionics. For that, NPR aired a story all about > Israel's hysteria with no responses from the US gov't (at least in > that story). Hmm... it's good to see that NPR is sticking to its usual > standards of objectivity. > > That the US for-pol establishment is focusing on ending the siege of > Gaza suggests that the Israeli cleansing and conquest of E. Jerusalem > is going to continue. > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] 6 minute video: highlights of the House Afghanistan debate http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/endthewar _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
