More people pile on against Obama's settlement freeze


	More people pile on against Obama's settlement freeze

Roque Nuevo

8-12-2009 10:43 PM

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Roque Nuevo says:

This time it's by a Palestinian and US advocate for the Palestinian cause.

Strangely, both sides seem to agree that Palestinian rejection of the state of Israel is the root of the conflict. How can Obama et al then show that that the settlements are the key to resolving the conflict?

They can't. The "settlement freeze" is only supposed to be a "first step," which Israel has to take, since the Arabs/Palestinians won't. Something like that.

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