The United States Policy Toward Israel Has To Change...NOW!!!

I have commented before how the U.S. relationship with Israel was not working and how Israel's leaders are the biggest obstacle to peace in the middle east and solving the Israel-Palestine problem.  The Bush administration in particular has done nothing to change the status quo concerning this problem.

 

Now we have a report coming out of Israel by Secretary of State Condi Rice as carried in the New Orleans Times Picayune dated 6-16-08 and I quote from the article.  "Israel's persistent building of Jewish homes on disputed land undermines the U.S. backed attempt to write an Israeli-Palestinian peace draft this year and invites questions about Israel's motives.  Using exceptionally harsh language the visiting U.S. envoy said Israel must understand the pall its actions cast over talks and on the confidence of the U.S. European nations and others that Israel is bargaining in good faith.  She said the Jewish state has apparently picked up the pace of housing expansion since President Bush inaugurated negotiations at Annapolis, Md."

 

The above statement is so hypocritical and comes 7-1/2 years too late for this administration who has over looked Israel's housing expansions since it came to office.  Bush and Rice like to demand a lot from other countries, but when it comes to Israel there are no demands for the peace process and for Israel to change its behavior.  The leaders of Israel and Bush will continue to increase tensions in the middle east with their arrogance.  Israel does not even honor their own agreements with the U.N. concerning the borders.

 

It is easy to see why the leaders of Israel dislike former President Carter.  They can not persuade him to go with their own failed policies.  Carter is the one American who has a handle on the real problem and what it takes to bring peace to the Israel and Palestinian conflict.  The Israel-Egyptian peace treaty that Carter led has been in force for almost 30 years and is working.  It is obvious the leaders of Israel do not want the same success with Palestine. 

 

It is way past time for the Bush administration to admit its failure and change the U.S. policy toward Israel.  Obama and McCain have been silent on the issue but they need to speak out and let the voters know where they stand on the issue.  After all, one of them will be the next President in January.