U.S. Says Israeli-Palestinian Talks Resuming; Israel, Palestinians Disagree

U.S. Says Israeli-Palestinian Talks Resuming; Israel, Palestinians Disagree

1994: Signing the Israel-Jordan peace treaty at the Arava Border Terminal. Seated (left to right) Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, US President Bill Clinton and Jordanian Prime Minister Hazza’ al-Majali (Photo: GPO).

Barry Rubin, writing at PJ Media, excoriates the Obama Administration and the media for its illogical, sloppy, ahistorical coverage of Secretary of State Kerry’s ongoing attempt to get Israel to bribe the Palestinians back to the negotiating table with concessions and preconditions. It’s a blunt, devastatingly clear piece that should be read in all Western capitals.

No one pointed out why there will not be serious talks. No one pointed out that the Palestinians have refused to negotiate for 13 years. No one pointed out the PA cannot negotiate peace, because it cannot commit the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to anything. Nobody in the media pointed out that the United States is supposed to be on Israel’s side, or why the settlements are not the sticking-point problem for peace.

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Author: Stand For Israel | July 24, 2013

Posted in:  Peace process, SFI Daily Dispatch

cancel rides on Nosey immediately.

Dear Jennifer,

We've just learned that yet another fair in Michigan is teaming up with infamous exhibitor Hugo "Tommy" Liebel to give rides on the suffering elephant Nosey this week, despite abundant evidence of Liebel's decades-long neglect of her. Please join PETA in urging the board of the St. Clair County 4-H & Youth Fair in Goodells, Mich., to cancel rides on Nosey immediately.

Liebel was recently ordered to pay a penalty to settle nearly three dozen charges of violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act, most of them related to his mistreatment of Nosey, including repeatedly chaining her so tightly that she could barely move and denying her necessary veterinary care. Click here to learn more about Liebel's unrelenting neglect of Nosey's health and well-being.

Please urge the board of the St. Clair County 4-H & Youth Fair to make the prudent and compassionate decision to cancel rides on Nosey immediately.

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Please also forward this urgent information to your family and friends.

Thank you for your compassion.

Sincerely,
Rachel Mathews, Counsel
Legal and Corporate Affairs
PETA Foundation