Saturday, July 4, 2009

Obama can't get Arabs to commit to normal Israel ties

Ya think? My question is Obama really this naive that he thought with a few kind suck up words in Cairo that anything would change towards Israel from Arab countries?

They have used Israel as a foil and enemy for decades in part to distract from their own problems, they are not going to give that up anytime soon.

The U.S. administration has not been successful in securing commitments from Arab countries to take steps toward normalizing relations with Israel, a senior source in Jerusalem said Wednesday.

The source said U.S. President Barack Obama's recent meeting with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia did not produce a commitment to encourage the other Arab states to begin normalization.

"In such a situation, the Americans can't continue demanding gestures only from Israel, such as the demand that Israel freeze settlement construction," the source said.

In response, a senior White House source said talks with the Arab states are continuing with the aim of obtaining a commitment to make gestures toward Israel, and there is still hope for progress.

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