The Obama administration's policy in Syria is failing. This was reportedly admitted by John Kerry in a closed door meeting with some congressional leaders. I don't think this revelation is a surprise to anyone who reads the news. The President badly bungled the Syrian policy when he threatened to fire missiles at Syria last August.
The failure of the Syria policy has put the administration in a tight spot. They desperately need a foreign policy success as Obama begins to consider what his legacy will be after he leaves office in 2017. So the administration is looking for success in the Israel - Palestinian conflict to try to resurrect American influence in the Levant. As with Syria, they have resorted to threats and intimidation. John Kerry on Saturday, raised the threat of a boycott against Israel in an attempt to force Israel into a bad peace treaty. They appear ready to sacrifice the alliance with Israel in order to force an agreement between the two parties. The state department is claiming that Israel is distorting the words of the Secretary Kerry.
Boycotting Israel is an attempt to isolate Israel from the "Global Society". And it is not just the United States that is turning against Israel. The movement to isolate Israel has been going on for some time. On November 26, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly played their part by quietly declaring that 2014 would be the "Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People". On January 16, this resolution was officially launched as a means to pressure Israel into a peace treaty.
The prophet Zechariah said that God would make Jerusalem into a burdensome stone and that all the people of the earth would be gathered together against it. These words appear to be coming to pass before our eyes.
For more read this excellent analysis by Joel Rosenberg.
The White House is trying to impose a Mideast peace deal. Here’s what you need to know.
(Washington, D.C.) — A fascinating
but dicey and possibly dangerous moment is rapidly approaching in the
epicenter.
The Obama administration is about to
tell the Israelis and Palestinians how to solve their problems. The
White House is about to pressure both sides to agree “in principle”
to an interim agreement, and then work on a final peace treaty. How
the two sides will react is anyone’s bet. Could the dynamic
actually lead to a peaceful resolution of an ancient conflict? Seems
unlikely. Could it lead to a calm and quiet at least for a while?
Sure, theoretically. But to be candid, it could also lead to
political chaos, or even to renewed violence.
Let me explain as concisely as I can.
Within days, or at most a few weeks,
Secretary of State John Kerry will present both sides with what he
calls a “framework agreement.” Essentially, this is an
American-crafted peace plan. Yes, it will be based on month after
month of discussions with both sides, and with the Jordanians. But
make no mistake: it’s the plan President Obama wants to impose on
the two parties. It is supposed to create the context for the final
peace treaty, which the White House wants negotiated, completed, and
signed by the end of 2014.
There will be much in the “framework
agreement” both sides don’t like. For example, the plan
reportedly calls for dividing Jerusalem and turning into East
Jerusalem into the Palestinian capital, something the Netanyahu team
adamantly rejects. The plan also keeps Israeli troops helping patrol
and secure the Jordan Valley for a period of years, something the
Abbas team adamantly rejects. Nevertheless, the two sides are
supposed to say “yes” to this interim deal, and then use it to
craft a final and supposedly ”better” deal.
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