On Hizbullah's deaf ears
President-elect Barack Obama's desire to engage some of America's political adversaries, such as Iran, in direct dialogue has been a source of acclaim and criticism. Those opposed to such talks charge that Obama's stance is detrimental to plans that seek to undermine the Iranian regime and inhibit its acquisition of nuclear weapons. Supporters of Obama's plan to have "tough, direct diplomacy without preconditions" believe that this is a chance to for America to persuade Iran to change its current course while avoiding further escalation.
Former President Jimmy Carter has been the focus of much criticism after he met with Hamas' leader Khaled Mashaal in Damascus in April. After meeting with one group that his own government designates as a terrorist organization, this week Carter planned on meeting with another; Hizbullah. However, on December 10th a Carter spokesman reported that Hizbullah rejected the proposed meeting.
Comments (1)Annapolis - two little, too early
When I saw the article in the Jewish Week about the Annapolis peace conference this week titled "Too Little, Too Late" I thought that they slightly missed the point as to why those who desire peace should be pessimistic about the outcome of this conference. The attempts at peace - through the agreement on a final status deal between the Israeli and Palestinian governments by the end of next year - were valiant and in the eyes of many exactly what was needed to make a lasting peace. Unfortunately, the timing of such drastic measures is completely off and will only result in more setbacks.
It saddens me as a proud American to say that the blame for what will become known as the failure of Annapolis 2007 rests on my president, George W. Bush. Many can say that he was brave and took a big and dangerous step in the right direction in the name of peace in a region which does not offer much hope for security or democracy. Yet, the most courageous thing President Bush could, and should have done was to not do anything. He should have had the foresight, and the courage, to take a step back from the so-called peace process, and realize that now is not the time for either the Palestinian Arabs or the Israelis to be able to handle the responsibility of reaching such agreements.
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