'U.S. administration is ignoring a host of Palestinian provocations'

[Behind the Aegis]

Eric Cantor, a leading Republican official in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Monday lashed out at the Obama administration's recent criticism of Israel over its announcement that it would construct 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.

Israel drew angry reactions from the U.S. and the Palestinians by announcing new construction in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden last week. Israeli envoy to the U.S. Michael Oren, meanwhile, told the country's diplomats there that U.S.-Israeli relations face their worst crisis in 35 years.


Republican Whip Cantor (R-VA) called the U.S. reaction to the Israeli announcement "irresponsible."

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He said, "Where is the outrage when top Fatah officials call for riots on the Temple Mount? Why does the Palestinian Authority get a pass when it holds a ceremony glorifying the woman responsible for one of the deadliest terror attack in Israel's history? Surely, the administration's double standard has set back the peace process."

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[kayecy]

1. Who would you trust to give an impartial assessment ?

At a guess, Eric Cantor is an Israel-supporter....Who would you trust to give an impartial assessment of the outranges committed by both sides?.....

[Donald Ian Rankin]

2. Because, of course, the Republican party are evenhanded when it comes to the IP issue

I note his choice of word "riot" rather than "protest"; I also note that he is only able to point out two examples, both of which are entirely symbolic rather than material.

And the snipped paragraph contains the following gem "Israel has always been committed to the peace process, including advocating for direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians, in effort to bring this conflict to an end. Unfortunately, the Palestinian government continues to insist on indirect talks and slowing down the process." - which I think tells you everything you need to know about Cantor.

And, from further down the article


The leftist pro-Israel group J Street, meanwhile, released a statement Monday supporting the Obama administration's recent actions. "As Vice President Biden said, 'Sometimes only a friend can deliver the hardest truth.' That is what he, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod have done in recent days - and J Street, along with many friends of Israel, stands solidly behind them," said J Street executive director Jeremy Ben-Ami. "Bold American leadership is needed now to turn this crisis into a real opportunity to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is a fundamental American national security interest," he said.


So, in summary, this article reports on a far-right anti-Palestinian nutjob making an unsupported attack on Obama, AIPAC railing at him, the genuinely pro-peace J Street praising him, and Abe Foxman calling him a "friend of Israel" out of one side of his face and saying his policies are "mistaken...counterproductive...flawed" out of the other. Which, all in all, adds up to evidence that he might be doing something right...

[ConsAreLiars]

3. No surprise in that source. 'Birds of a feather...' and such.

The Reich Wingers here in the US, who support torture, invasions and mass murdering also support their ideological counterparts' policies and actions when carried out by those who control the Israeli government. And no surprise you regard this monstrous liar and totally evil bastard as someone worth quoting.

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