RE: Obama hasn't failed at Mideast peacehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/20/AR2010032002726.html
Dear Editor,
Thank you for publishing Eric R. Carey's EXCELLENT letter "Obama hasn't failed at Mideast peace". Both peace and Palestine deserve all the sympathy and support we can muster.... and so do leaders worldwide who dare believe that a negotiated non-violent two state settlement to end the Israel/Palestine conflict is well worth our time and attention- and all our best efforts to make it so.
Worst comes to worse, with Israel continuing to usurp Palestinian land, rights and life, the peace process will prove once and for all, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that Israel really is the problem.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
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We need a Golden Rule Peace for Israel and Palestine
NOTES
"Continued settlement activity, confrontations in East Jerusalem, excavations near holy sites, evictions of Palestinian families, travel and visa restrictions, belligerent conduct by extremist settlers, and sporadic violence by individual and organized Palestinian extremists all undermine the viability and credibility of negotiators and negotiations. " Washington is the indispensible partner for a settlement by Ziad Asali
"Historically, secular values have been a major feature of the Palestinian national movement" Palestine must be a secular state by Hussein Ibish
Need the facts on Palestine?
- FOLLOW IBISH & the ATFP
- ...American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) President Dr. Ziad J. Asali Emphasizes Convergence Between Diplomacy, State-Building at Senate Hearing
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Obama hasn't failed at Mideast peace
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/20/AR2010032002726.htmlSunday, March 21, 2010
The March 16 editorial on President Obama and the Israeli-Palestinian dispute stated that Middle East diplomacy "failed" in Mr. Obama's first year "in part because he chose to engage in an unnecessary and unwinnable public confrontation with Israel over Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem." Is one to conclude that presidential leadership in a noble but thankless task is a fault and that non-cooperation on the part of our partner in peace is not?
It has been obvious since the establishment of the modern state of Israel that significant players on both sides of the issue do not want peace. Others, however, who advocate for peace, should be grateful for presidential leadership that includes praise as well as criticism when deserved. The inflammatory announcement regarding East Jerusalem housing is clearly not helpful in the search for peace. One would hope that The Post would be part of the solution and support a president working for a fair settlement and lasting peace.
Eric R. Carey, Arlington
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