The US must recuse itself from the Middle East peace talks
source: http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/the-us-must-recuse-itself-from-the-middle...
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It would appear that former Brazilian President Ignacio Lula da Silva had it right when he said that if progress were to be made in the Middle East conflict, then the US should recuse itself from the peace process.
As the year was nearing its end, Brazil made headlines when it declared that it was recognizing a Palestinian state, which would draw its borders to the pre-1967 war political map. It didn’t take long for others to follow suit: Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Ecuador either did the same, or pledged that recognition would come in 2011. A worrisome trend for Israel.
The response was swift: Israel accused Latin America of undermining the peace process by its actions, and that no Palestinian state recognition could be achieved unless it was borne of negotiations between the factions. It did not matter of course, that such talks had completely collapsed, and that the United States, despite offering Israel juicy bribes, could not convince its ally to impose a further 90-day building moratorium in Palestinian occupied land.
It would appear that former Brazilian President Ignacio Lula da Silva had it right when he said that if progress were to be made in the Middle East conflict, then the US should recuse itself from the peace process.
As the year was nearing its end, Brazil made headlines when it declared that it was recognizing a Palestinian state, which would draw its borders to the pre-1967 war political map. It didn’t take long for others to follow suit: Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Ecuador either did the same, or pledged that recognition would come in 2011. A worrisome trend for Israel.
The response was swift: Israel accused Latin America of undermining the peace process by its actions, and that no Palestinian state recognition could be achieved unless it was borne of negotiations between the factions. It did not matter of course, that such talks had completely collapsed, and that the United States, despite offering Israel juicy bribes, could not convince its ally to impose a further 90-day building moratorium in Palestinian occupied land.
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