Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks to the press and government workers at the top of the stairs as he arrives to his Jerusalem offices to chair the weekly cabinet meeting on March 14.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Obama later today, but the two leaders come to the table amidst growing tension. Can this meeting smooth the friction between them, given the long history between the U.S. and Israel? And how far can Obama push Israel to jumpstart peace talks with Palestine ... again?
Dr. Ilan Peleg, a scholar at the Middle East Institute and editor-in-chief of Israel Studies Forum, believes that Obama's big win with health care will go a long way in dealing with international issues like Israel and the Middle East.
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I've always been impressed with John's ability to get at what's behind the typical rhetoric, in this case Zionist Jewish rhetoric that ends up saying or promising nothing in the end that is ultimately meaningful. I was frankly shocked at how little John probed Dr. Peleg concerning the meeting between Netanyahu and Obama, particularly the event that has pushed this meeting, which is the settlements in East Jerusalem. The 1947 UN partition plan for Jerusalem ceded East Jerusalem to Palestinians, and as distasteful and difficult that was for Palestinians, it is nonetheless the position maintained by the international community, so when did East Jerusalem simply become land that Palestinians are claiming, when in fact it's theirs by international consensus and legal mandate! Why have you, John, who has always fought to uncover truths behind the rhetoric simply rolled over and allowed Dr. Peleg to get away with saying nothing on an issue that can mean everything...? You didn't even ask one direct question concerning the settlements. Your poor interview with Dr. Peleg, for me, is a indication of the general fear in America that is fostered by Zionists who equate informed comment and dissent with anti-semitism.
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