My letter to the Wash Post RE With settlement deal, U.S. will be rewarding Israel's bad behavior

RE: With settlement deal, U.S. will be rewarding Israel's bad behavior
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/19/AR2010111903000.html

Dear Editor,

The settlement/weapons deal is inciting cynicism worldwide- and reinforcing very real doubts about negotiations to create a two state solution to once and for all end the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Zionist one-staters benefit from a continuation of the status quo, Palestinians individually and collectively do not... Frankly I have to wonder how much of this deal is all about Zionist spin and innuendo aimed at undermining Palestine.

Abbas wisely responded to the rumors of this 'settlement deal' by pointing out that there is no link between the peace process and USAid to Israel: "The United States is an ally of Israel and we can not prevent that," said the Palestinian president. "But let their aid be carried out far removed from the Palestinian peace negotiations and not be used as a pretext for giving more weaponry to Israel,". http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101119/wl_mideast_afp/israelipalestinianspeaceusabbas

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab

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