WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is shepherding Mideast talks this week that she says may be the last chance for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Clinton and former Sen. George Mitchell, President Barack Obama’s special envoy to the region, planned to be in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, for talks Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
They’re scheduled to shift to Jerusalem for a second day of talks Wednesday.
The most immediate obstacle for negotiators is a Palestinian demand that Israel extend a curb on new housing construction in the West Bank — a constraint that Israel says will expire Sept. 26.
Obama said Friday that he has urged the Israeli leader to extend the partial moratorium as long as talks are making progress. Obama also said he‘s told Abbas that if he shows he’s serious about negotiating, it will give political maneuver room for Netanyahu to take the domestically unpopular step of extending the limits on settlements.
Abbas knows “the window for creating a Palestinian state is closing,” Obama said.
Clinton’s task, he said, is to get the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to “start thinking about how can they help the other succeed, as opposed to how do they figure out a way for the other to fail.”
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Online:
State Department: http://www.state.gov/p/nea/index.htm
Clinton’s Council on Foreign Relations speech: http://tinyurl.com/29yeusq
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jessieH
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:00pmMuslims and peace. That’s like saying Washington intellegence. There is no such thing.
Report Post »carol m
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 11:33amOK maybe it just me, but aren’t arabs the ones that have no respect for women, (the way they treat their own women). Why would Obama send a woman to arab countries to conduct peace talks. Is he trying to set her up to fail. Not that I care if Hillary succeeds or not, but there is something else going on here with Obama. I have a funny feeling either he or one of his cronies are going to swoop in in the last minute and save this so they could come off as superstars. Didn’t something similar happen not tooo long ago.
Report Post »alkmetro
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 11:31amLast Chance? What a dumb statement…There will never be peace over there…Never has been…The Muslims will not allow it.
Report Post »V-Forge
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:58pmThen you misinterpret who’s last chance she REALLY means. This administration is getting ready to desert Israel to the wolves. Once they think the can convince people that Israel is the bad guy then they can say they tried their best but those jews didn’t want peace. Enough BS hillary.
Report Post »V-Forge
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 11:29amHillary? They should send Bill. He’d have them on their knees in no time. It’s clear to me that the administration only supports Israel because of voting block issues. Iran wants to kill every jew that lives there while denying that anybody ever wanted to do such things. You will not have peace there, ever. Only victory over terror will bring hope to the region. I say they should clear the west bank and finally have a whole country. This country in a country nonsense needs to stop. if we can find a place for the jews then we can find a place for the palestinians. This is a religious fight. Either pick a damn side and fight or let those who want to kill each other resolve it themselves. Pass out radiation suits later and heal the sick but it will not end in any other way. This battle has to be fought because both sides are far too comfortable negotiating to prolong the pain. Just end it. Once it starts, choose a side or shut the hell up.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 11:05amUnless the peace talks are followed by the extermination of all muslims in Israel (and expanding outward from there), there will be no “Middle East Peace”
Report Post »Itchee Dryback
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 2:56pmHmmmm…I wonder?? Hows fishing today?
Report Post »Itchee Dryback
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:58amThere is no hope for a negotiated agreement what would result in ‘peace’.
Report Post »There never was.
Outland9
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:28amI don’t know about anyone else… But, I feel better we are putting our trust in a “last chance” mission of peace in the middle east on ms. rodam-clinton (she still is hyphenated – right?). Lord knows – ONLY ms rodam-clinton could broker a “lasting” peace deal in the middle east.
Report Post »Classicallib
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:56amOh look, a thread without any troll t*rds. Danglinbags must be sleeping in this morning.
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 11:12amOoooo….don’t even say that name. You’ll jinx us!
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:51amThe Wicked Witch if Washington weaves her wicked web……neither she nor her husband have spoken the truth since…….EVER !
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:47amThere will one day be three and a half years of peace. I do know that because the Word tells us it is so…
Report Post »iFaithe
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:50amRight on
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:54amMy thoughts exactly… this idea of dividing Jerusalem makes me nervous…. maybe the time is closer then some want to admit.
Report Post »iFaithe
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:47amEvery Christian should realize the only successful peacemaker in negotiations involving Israel and its enemies will be the Antichrist. Unless you want the Great Tribulation to begin ASAP, you don’t want to rush a peace agreement. Abbas isn’t the candidate by far, in my mind.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:47amGreat, another teachable moment from Obama and his miscreants.
Report Post »davecoolworld
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:46amAbbas has already said his policy is the same as Arafat’s…they will not recognize Israel as a State.
Report Post »Israel should not give up any part of Jerusalem…ever.
RojBlake
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:31amDoesn’t Vince Gill have a song about “One more last chance”,?
Clinton is either more arrogant than Obama (& that’s hard to believe), or this is yet another “manufactured crisis” ginned up by the admin.
Isn’t this like negotiating with a serial killer? “Please don’t kill me, I’ll give you my car”
“Thanks, but I still want to kill you”.
“I’ll give you my house”
“Thanks, but I still want to kil you”.
“I’ll give you my money”.
“Thanks, but I still want to kill you”.
Anybody notice a trend?
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:40amJeff Dunham and Achmed the Dead Terrorist came to mind when I read your post. “I kill you!”
Report Post »rolandg79
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:06amMore chances!
Report Post »H2OBoardem
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:01amWow, a half hour since this post and nothing from one of the Dangleingbags paid Trolls. Must have slert in this Sunday.
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:15amAnd see how much smoother the posts are moving along?
Report Post »Aaahhhhh……….
BoilitDown
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:01amLast chance… again? How many is that now, I’ve lost count.
Report Post »After thousands of years, was there ever a chance?
Bill Clinton claimed victory in peace talks a couple of times that I remeber.
notimeforthis
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 1:02pmWhat is a victory! They haven’t killed the Jews yet! I think they are waiting for Iran to help!
Report Post »All they do is keep talking about the obvious. Why not help Mr. Abbas rid himself of Hamas?
MMm! Ohh to direct! I know that‘s waht people are thinking they just can’t say it!
heidi586
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:00amEverything is the same with this admin….this is the last chance we have, time is running out unless we act now, we‘re the only ’hope’ left, Their ‘it’s all about me’ attitude is getting very old. How many peace talks have there been? Didn’t Carter have a peace agreeement signing? I’m sure the next admin will have to go and try to make peace between these two also. More power to Pres. Obama and Hilary if they can find common ground and finally have the Israeli & Palestinians make a lasting peace agreement, but enough already with the “last chance”.
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:57amIsraelis and Arabs have been in conflict since Isaac and his brother, Ishmael, parted ways. I wonder how many diplomats have scolded, “This is your last chance”, in all those thousands of years.
Report Post »Jeetman
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:52amLOL. These negotiations have been going on forever. Some how I do not think HC is going to get anywhere. It will be the same thing. It will LOOK like something is happening but turn out to be bull. The problem is, the Palestinians have shown that they don’t want to live together in peace. Israel has given up territory in the past only to be attacked. This “Peace talk” initiative unfortunately isn’t going to go anywhere. Even though Obozo would bend over backward for his Muslim friends, Israel isn’t going to make it easier for HAMAS to attack them.
Report Post »Tatum
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:51amObama would NEVER and I mean NEVER EVER Bow to a Jewish friend of America. The only half normal people in the whole area and BO treats them like He does Fox News. No really that big of a deal to our moronic leader.
Report Post »PostProgressiveAmerican
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:50amEven if the Politicians aggree, the Muslim people will not. There will be no peace in the Middle East until Islam has its own Reformation, Age Of Enlightenment and Age Of Reason (or the equivalents thereof)…so the terror will continue.
What I find amazing is that our politicians do not understand Islam…peace treaties and alliances with infidels are allowed, but only when Islam is in a position of weakness. Once adequate strength is gathered, the treaties must be broken for the advancement of Islam. Similar concepts apply to individual Muslims: they may lie to infidels and even deny their faith and beliefs if it benefits Islam in the end. How can we hope for peace with people who lack the desire for it or the honor to enforce it?
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:36amPostprogressiveamerican: You’ve hit some points that we have also concluded.
Report Post »Conflict is so ingrained in the Middle Eastern culture that may be genetic. Added to this, of course, is their distrust, fear and hatred of the Western world which to them justifies their resistance to peace and hamony. It doesn‘t help that parts of the Quran are a Jihdist’s handbook as taught by their extremist clerics.
Our leaders seem to approach the Middle East as though they have transcended their penchants for killing one another. We don’t need to validate their abhorrent behavior as if were and accepted way of life or culture.
notimeforthis
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:33pmIt sounds like Islam knows Sol Alinsky or did Sol co-op them. Either way the means justifies the ends. Drop the radical pose for the radical ends! SO Yeh yeh yeh! Now I kill YOU!! HA HA ;)
Report Post »H2OBoardem
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:49amPalestinians are Jordanian. Last time I ooked at the map, Jordan is already a country. Liberal maps even still show the West Bank as part of Jordan, so if anyone besides Israel would possibly have a claim to that area, it would be Jordan. And Jordan has not be a part of negotiations for the West Bank. Throw these parasites out.
Report Post »Tatum
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:48amLAST CHANCE AGAIN? How many times have you heard this in your life? It all depends on how old you are at 40 it’s been 40 time? Hillbilly is full of Herself and full of something else. – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - Clinton Will Lead ‘Last Chance’ Mideast Peace Talks.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 9:53amKnowing the Palestinians will never uphold any type of treaty, I hope this is the last chance for her thighness and she is shown to be the inept “politician” we know she is. Lucky for us she has tied her wagon to Obama and is being brought down with him and the rest of his stooges.
Report Post »Dodsfall
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:33am“Obama said Friday that he has urged the Israeli leader to extend the partial moratorium as long as talks are making progress. Obama also said he‘s told Abbas that if he shows he’s serious about negotiating, it will give political maneuver room for Netanyahu to take the domestically unpopular step of extending the limits on settlements.”
Wow, some actual diplomacy! All that without a single bow.
Report Post »Live Free or Die
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:03amWhere is “dangling nut bag”?
Report Post »79USMC83
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:11amThe main threat in the middle -east is Iran. Iraq WAS about Iran. The media and the “Speech Giver” made a big deal out of the last combat troops being pulled out. What they did not say is we just moved them to Afghanistan!!!! Why?? Iraq is some what stable and on one side of Iran. Afghanistan is on the other side of Iran and also in between Pakistan were the civil war between MODERATE Muslim’s and SHARIA LAW Muslims is heating up. The fact is we still have 180,000 Combat boots on the ground and thousands of support troops in countries like Kuwait!! WHY ??? IRAN.IRAN,IRAN
The Palestine State issue is also about Iran. It has two proxy armies Hamas and Hezbollah on two sides of Israel. There never was a State of Palestine,it was a region. Just like Persia made up up Arabs and Persians. The countries today on the map were all made up after WWI and WWII. The elephant in the room is IRAN and all the players know it!!
Now just like Korea does Iran all of a sudden is talking about releasing the female hiker. It is a big chess game and good cop/bad cop being played by all of the “Government Stupids” of the world!!
Report Post »PeterBreitholtz
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:51pmThat is exactly what she needs!
Report Post »woodrowsplace
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 3:38pmThis entire admistration is corupt along with Clinton they all want to destroy things for finiancial gains.
Report Post »Dodsfall
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 4:43pmLIVE FREE OR DIE
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 10:03am
Where is “dangling nut bag”?
Busy sewing swastikas on his jacket to get in the mood to start blaming Jews for the trouble in the middle east.
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