U.S. to ‘Re-Evaluate’ Mideast Peace Strategy

[Ethan_Hunt]

(http://www.wsj.com/articles/tension-between-u-s-israel-likely-to-continue-after-netanyahus-re-election-1426690031)

**The White House upended decades of U.S. policy on Wednesday when it left open the possibility that it might not use its veto in the United Nations Security Council to shield Israel from unfavorable resolutions, such as the creation of a Palestinian state.
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The dramatic shift came in response to Mr. Netanyahu’s hard political turn to the right in the final hours of the campaign, marked by an abrupt reversal of his endorsement of a separate Palestinian state. Messrs. Obama’s and Netanyahu’s tattered relationship has come to define U.S.-Israel ties. The White House now sees no chance for restarting peace talks while the two leaders remain in office.

The unexpected step by the Obama administration came as aides to the president said he is rethinking U.S. strategy on the Middle East peace process. They said it was a reaction to Mr. Netanyahu’s decisions during the campaign to oppose formation of a Palestinian state, to endorse settlement activity in predominantly Arab East Jerusalem and to warn that a large turnout of Arab Israeli voters threatened his grip on power.

The Israeli leader’s comments on Arab Israelis were particularly disconcerting to the White House.

“The United States and this administration are deeply concerned by divisive rhetoric that seeks to marginalize Arab-Israeli citizens,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. “It undermines the values and democratic ideals that have been important to our democracy and an important part of what binds the United States and Israel together.”

The U.S. is stressing that there will be no change in military, intelligence and security cooperation.

It’s getting real. No prisoners.

[Ethan_Hunt]

Re: U.S. to ‘Re-Evaluate’ Mideast Peace Strategy

Don’t really think anything will happen.

Fu*ker Netanyahu has already changed his stance regarding Palestine.
Netanyahu flip flops on Palestinian state comment - CNN.com