US to push Israel for shared capital

[shaayecanaan]

"JERUSALEM: In an address on the Middle East tomorrow, the US President, Barack Obama, is expected to ask Israel to accept a Palestinian state that matches, as closely as possible, the armistice lines before the Six-Day War of 1967.

After urging Israel and the Palestinians to return to direct negotiations, Mr Obama is also expected to announce US opposition to a Palestinian plan to seek the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state through the United Nations in September.

He will also demand that Israel accept Jerusalem as the shared capital of Israel and a Palestinian state - a core issue for Palestinians, and a position the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he will not consider.
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In details of the speech leaked to the Israeli media, Mr Obama will endorse former US president Bill Clinton's plan for a divided Jerusalem in which all Palestinian neighbourhoods become part of a Palestinian state, while neighbourhoods with a majority of Jews would become part of Israel.

A senior Israeli source quoted in the daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said that ''texts emanating from Obama's surroundings are extremely unpleasant to Israeli ears, and will be primarily disturbing to Netanyahu''.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-to-push-israel-for-shared-capital-20110517-1erh6.html#ixzz1MedGk7hb

[Jefferson23]

1. Obama will demand that Israel accept Jerusalem as the shared

capitol of Israel and a Palestinian state? I am looking forward to Obama's
AIPAC address.


An Israeli commentator, Ben Caspit, said: ''Benjamin Netanyahu's breathtaking circus act yesterday recorded yet another chapter in the Knesset.



* I see there is no mention of the 130,000 plus Palestinians who had their residency status stripped from them.

[shira]

2. Shared or divided? Two different messages here.

A wall/barrier splitting the city will be disastrous.

[JonScholar]

3. I'll believe it when I see it n/t

[oberliner]

4. BS story

Nothing but lies.

[azurnoir]

5. doubtful-Jewish Donors Warn Obama on Israel

Jewish donors and fund-raisers are warning the Obama re-election campaign that the president is at risk of losing financial support because of concerns about his handling of Israel.

The complaints began early in President Barack Obama's term, centered on a perception that Mr. Obama has been too tough on Israel.

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It is difficult to assess how widespread the complaints are. Many Jews support Mr. Obama's approach to the Middle East, and his domestic agenda. But Jewish fund-raisers for Mr. Obama say they regularly hear discontent among some supporters.

The Obama campaign has asked Penny Pritzker, Mr. Obama's 2008 national finance chairwoman, to talk with Jewish leaders about their concerns, Ms. Pritzker said. So far, she said, she's met with about a half dozen people. She said the campaign is in the process of assembling a larger team for similar outreach.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703509104576331661918527154.html?KEYWORDS=obama+jewish+donors

[oberliner]

6. Wall Street Journal = RW POV

Why give them the time of day?

[azurnoir]

7. and ? the way I found it was via JPost n/t