Israel Needs To Free Itself From Its Oslo State Of Mind

While American Jews are very important for Israel, it has always been Christian support that has made the big difference in this country...We don't need aid, we need more trade. We are partners with the U.S. and our relationship should be a two-way street...You cannot have a viable Jewish state without the full control of the mountain ridges of Judea and Samaria, not only for security requirements but most importantly for the moral high ground. For the Jewish state to negotiate away its own cradle of history is to forsake its future. No nation can negotiate away its cradle of history, its roots, and expect to blossom in the future...[1948-1992] Israeli prime ministers knew that one does not have to succumb to American pressure in order to enhance Israel's national security, not even to enhance U.S.-Israel relations...[Oslo produced] unprecedented terrorism, unprecedented hate education, unprecedented non-compliance and therefore unprecedented support for the bad guys in the Middle East undermining the good guys... 

Does the Freeze-Deal Make Sense?

1.  The complex nature of Jewish construction in the Settlements.
If Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria prejudges the outcome of negotiation, wouldn't Palestinian construction in Judea and Samaria have the same effect?!
If the uprooting of Jewish communities advances peace, why would the uprooting of Arab communities undermine peace?! 
The call for uprooting Arabs is immoral; Isn't the uprooting of Jews just as immoral?! 

An American Political Earthquake

The November, 2010 mid-term election produced a seismic political effect:  The most rapid and wide-in-scope Congressional and Gubernatorial victory since 1948.

The outcome of this election repudiates Obama's policies and  dramatically erodes his political clout. It feeds the confrontational nature of a systematically pro-Israel Congress and increases the number of pro-Israel legislators. It highlights the centrality of the historically pro-Israel American people in shaping of American political scene.  The outcome of the mid-term election has reconfirmed that the USA is indeed the center-to-right nation, which has always been pro-Israel.

Obama Promises – Carved in Stone or Written on Ice?

President Obama stridently disavows President Bush's understandings - with Israel - concerning sustained natural growth construction in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, as well as – supposedly - future Israeli sovereignty over "Settlement Blocs" in Judea and Samaria.  What does such a disavowal bode for the credibility and durability of President Obama's promises to – and understandings

Netanyahu's Test: Red Lines VS Pink Lines

George Mitchell, President Obama's Special Envoy, is testing Prime Minister Netanyahu: Has he learned from past errors by repeating them – which would demolish his credibility– or by avoiding them, which would resurrect his domestic and international clout?

Enduring Obama's Pressure

Israel's support among Americans is as robust as always, expected to be reinforced following the midterm November, 2010 election.

Anyone claiming that Israel's Prime Minister cannot endure US presidential pressure – and therefore must accept sweeping concessions – is either dramatically mistaken, outrageously misleading or attempting to justify inability to endure pressure.

Obama’s Ten Commandments

Obama is an ideologue, determined to change the USA and the world, irrespective of his declining fortunes internally and externally.  Obama’s reaction to Netanyahu’s about-face on the “Two State Solution” and the de-facto freeze of construction in eastern Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, demonstrates that concessions do not improve Obama’s attitude toward Israel; they intensify pressure.  Netanyahu’s concessions have not diverted Obama from the following “Ten Commandments” of his world view:

Congress: Yes We Can!

The sweeping Capitol Hill support of the Jewish State is a rare bi-partisan consensus during the current US political polarization.

The active role played by Democratic leaders in the pro-Israel display, exposes the significant gap between President Obama’s and Congress’ attitudes toward Israel.  It sends a loud and a clear message from the Legislature, which is equal in power to the Executive and constitutes a systematic bastion of support of the Jewish State.

Does Jerusalem Get It?

The assumption that Israel is facing an imperial and an omnipotent American president, who supposedly benefits from a health reform-driven political tailwind, is refuted by the April 21-22, 2010 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute findings.  The Institute is quoted often by the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and FOX.

De-Linking the Iran-Palestinian Linkage

With the advent of the Washington Nuclear Summit, it is incumbent upon Prime Minister Netanyahu to refute the notion that a linkage exists, supposedly, between the campaign to deny Iran nuclear capabilities on one hand and the Palestinian issue on the other hand.