Comments on: Trying to Trap Obama on Settlements Isn’t Going to Work, Bibi

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:55:33 +0000

“Trying to catch the Obama administration in tiresome legalese exposes Israel as an intransigent party for peace, jeopardizing one of the only international prestige assets it possesses — namely, the widespread perception that the Palestinians are more intransigent than the Israelis are.”

This point you make cannot be stated enough. But the intentional fallacy used to support the natural growth argument equally exposes the intransigence of Israel. All of it can be summed up as fraud.

By: sluggahjells

sluggahjells — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:58:05 +0000

Well said as always Spencer. As always.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:55:33 +0000

This point you make cannot be stated enough. But the intentional fallacy used to support the natural growth argument equally exposes the intransigence of Israel. All of it can be summed up as fraud.

By: Room for growth « The World from Eagle Hill

Room for growth « The World from Eagle Hill — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:19:54 +0000

[...] (via Spencer Ackerman) [...]

By: US shift on settlements? « The World from Eagle Hill

US shift on settlements? « The World from Eagle Hill — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:44:15 +0000

[...] 2009, 1:43pm · No Comments Spencer Ackerman at the Washington Independent doesn’t see any shift in US policy on Israel’s settlements. He doubts there was any secret deal on settlements [...]

By: sluggahjells

sluggahjells — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:58:05 +0000

Well said as always Spencer. As always.