"The US administration is inclined to act in the Middle East on three tracks in parallel: The Syrian-Israeli track, the Palestinian-Israeli track and the Lebanese-Israeli track.
This was said by senior political sources in Jerusalem. In the past, US administrations have preferred to focus on one track at a time.
One of the tracks in which the Americans wish to act is the Lebanese-Israeli track. In their assessment, it is possible to reach an agreement in this track quickly, since there are "no real disputes" between the two countries. There are only minor differences on the matter of the border in the Shaba Farms and the village Ghajar.
As for the Palestinian track-according to information that has reached Jerusalem, the US administration conveyed sharp messages to the PA over to its refusal to meet with Israelis and promote projects. The Americans notified the Palestinians that it was unacceptable for [the Palestinians] to pose conditions for renewing the dialogue with Israel.
Information that has reached Israel indicates that the Americans intend to restart the peace process by an international conference, .....The Americans are pressuring the moderate Arab states to make gestures towards Israel in the area of normalization, ......However, the Americans are not only disappointed with the Arabs, but also with Israel. In particular, they are angry with Netanyahu, ......Meanwhile, Yedioth Ahronoth has learned that the Americans conveyed to Israel demands for clarifications on house demolitions ...."
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
US wish to act quickly on the Lebanese-Israeli track ...
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"there are "no real disputes" between the two countries"
No, just the one. Palestine, from the Dead to the Med.
I like that: "From the Dead to the Med"
There is also the small matter of Israeli assertions of the right to violate Lebanon's border at will...and not only to violate it but to do so in a particularly nasty manner, sending jet fighter/bombers flying low so as to terrify Lebanese into thinking it may be launching yet another war.
In addition, Israel asserts the right to tell not just Hezbollah but the state of Lebanon what kind of weapons it is "allowed" to possess.
Then, there's the 400,000 Palestinian refugees...
If American officials really think there are no issues separating Israel and Lebanon, then they're drinking too much Israeli wine.
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