What Palestinian leader in his or her right mind would try to get the support of the
Palestinians for a fake state made of stamps, flags, and regular circuses? There’s a lot
of educated young Palestinians, no? Would such a leader offer them jobs in a new
Palestinian post office, flag shop, or as carnie folk?

Why oh why does Obama allow such obvious plants inside such sensitive negotiations?

The article closes with the rather startling announcement that National security advisor Jim Jones told the Israelis that Pres. Obama will personally travel to China in an attempt to persuade that country to end its opposition to a sanctions regime. Frankly, I’m astonished that an American president would act as an errand boy on Israel’s behalf. Not to mention, that he hasn’t a ghost of a chance of persuading China that it should dump Iran and facilitate a possible Middle East war.

This seems to be on the way in congress too:

So the next stage in Israel’s campaign is to decimate (at least it is hoped by advocates) the country’s economy and either cause the Iranian leadership to say “uncle” and give up its nuclear program; or cause the overthrow of the clerical regime.

Others seem to watch them too. Amos Harel:

Amos Harel

Amos Harel writes for Ha’aretz. It is worthwhile bearing in mind the following quote from an article by Ran HaCohen on the liberal image that Ha’aretz enjoys:

But let’s put things in proportion. Hass is not the only journalist in Ha’aretz. She is “balanced” by, say, Nadav Shragai, who reports on the Israeli settlers with unconcealed sympathy, or by Amos Harel, who mainly quotes Israeli military sources.

The Magnes Zionist, admittedly not quite the same context:

Question: What are the words for “Foreign Ministry spin” in Hebrew?

Answer: “Barak Ravid”

Again, the Department of Computer Science in Cork, Ireland.

Barak Ravid

Between the war industry and the political power of JINSA, any attempt to curb Israel’s military purchases is doomed.