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Mishandled Diplomacy - Lessons from the Past Never Learned

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Submitted by M. Tovey (United States), May 24, 2011 at 15:38

There was more than prestige lost when the meeting of the current office holder of the American presidency was held with the Israeli Prime Minister. Another measure of friendship was bruised as the world beheld the misguided America attempt of again trying to redefine the American-Israeli relationship by the outmoded 1967 lines. Once again, American foreign policy took another hit on creditability (weren't the positions on the Camp David, Oslo, et al, enough to shake some sense that trying to make peace in the Middle East come as Israel's expense is patently wrong?).

The diplomatic nudging and pushing is doing nothing more than to get the world all excited about giving the 'Palestinians' a piece of territory already promised to another, only to bring about, not peace, but the premise for the next major war. And here it has always been the thought that diplomacy was for averting war. But we have PM Chamberlin of the United Kingdom to brief us historically on that.

We have read in various places of the distinction shown on the media of the statesman versus the politician, of the vastly more Middle Eastern experienced PM Netanyahu and the American Chief Executive. But to further show the insipid nature of the media coverage, much more was devoted to the political loss measured to the American Chief Executive for his re-election than to the potential of America not being ready to exert the appropriate and necessary pressure in favor of Israel in September 2011 in the light of the efforts circling the United Nations regarding the 'Palestinians.' One could tell on the face of American Chief Executive he was not amused by the words of the Israeli Prime Minister.

No, more than face was lost in this last visit. How much lost is still to be determined. But it is likely that a significant demand for payment will be made in September, 2011. Guess whose checkbook is going to take the hit.

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Dr. Pipes: Is It Round Four Yet? [217 words]M. ToveyFeb 21, 2012 18:17193540
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America and Democracy are about freedom of choice. [252 words]DeborahJun 5, 2011 13:12185741
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A different angle. [73 words]Clarence De BarrowsMay 25, 2011 17:59185583
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Obama's Speech about Israeli Concessions [164 words]Leonard MarkowitzMay 25, 2011 15:10185576
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1agreed [90 words]saraMay 25, 2011 18:44185570
to Zvi November [78 words]Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemiMay 30, 2011 00:20185570
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My reasons for supporting Israel. Mr Pipes? [341 words]MichaelMay 25, 2011 11:53185566
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w/response from Daniel Pipes
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1Difference in lines [21 words]saraMay 25, 2011 18:37185565
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1Thanks Dr. Pipes, I thought so [39 words]Abu NudnikMay 31, 2011 13:22185565
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Netanyahu's speeches [123 words]DeniseMay 25, 2011 09:49185560
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Dale EhrgottMay 25, 2011 04:15185550
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4Mishandled Diplomacy - Lessons from the Past Never Learned [326 words]M. ToveyMay 24, 2011 15:38185535
1No answer [138 words]HenryMay 24, 2011 12:49185532
There is an Answer - One That Few will Endure [525 words]M. ToveyMay 25, 2011 12:40185532
BiBi Netanyahu's Full Address At AIPAC 2011 from Edward Schwartz on Vimeo. [11 words]Andre DelageMay 24, 2011 09:48185522
not quite convinced [84 words]concernedMay 24, 2011 06:47185520

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