Israel/Palestine

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3. Actually, what we're seeing is the U.K. replacing the USA's

Mon Jan 16, 2017, 07:35 PM

Jan 2017

position of leadership in the Middle East. To fill that role they need to maintain a delicate balance between opposing settlement expansion while still being on the same page as Israel and the US in general. When Arabs/Palestinians want to speak to grown ups who have Israel's ear, the USA is no longer an option.

The idea that the U.K. burned up a lot of goodwill in the US over that vote is silly. The US isn't Israel, and the UK has had a firmer anti-settlement policy than the US for decades.

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It's called diplomacy. branford Jan 2017 #2

Actually, what we're seeing is the U.K. replacing the USA's geek tragedy Jan 2017 #3

I guess you missed the Congressional votes condemning Obama's abstention at the UN, branford Jan 2017 #5

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Now you're the arbiter of who is or is not Israel's friends? branford Jan 2017 #6

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My issue is the the myopic view of the conflict that ignores the Palestinians branford Jan 2017 #9

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