US MediationIsrael and Palestine
The US would like to believe it is fair and balanced and a fair broker for the conflict. Most of the rest of the world, and especially the Arab street, see things otherwise. Why? What do do we say and do to promote that view? Do we even recognise that we do it?
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
U.S. tells Israel it will shun PA gov't that includes Hamas [... US supports democracy? ed.]
title: "23/01/2006 | U.S. tells Israel it will shun PA gov't that includes Hamas | By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
The American administration has promised Israel that the United States will not recognize any Palestinian government in which Hamas participates, government sources in Jerusalem have said.
The sources said that American envoys who visited here about 10 days ago told Israeli officials that recognizing such a government would violate American law.
Israel has also received similar messages from Javier Solana, the European Union's top foreign policy official, and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos, who visited Israel last week, the sources said." ...
title: "23/01/2006 | U.S. tells Israel it will shun PA gov't that includes Hamas | By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
The American administration has promised Israel that the United States will not recognize any Palestinian government in which Hamas participates, government sources in Jerusalem have said.
The sources said that American envoys who visited here about 10 days ago told Israeli officials that recognizing such a government would violate American law.
Israel has also received similar messages from Javier Solana, the European Union's top foreign policy official, and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos, who visited Israel last week, the sources said." ...
Sunday, January 22, 2006
U.S. Funds Enter Fray In Palestinian Elections: pro Palestinian Authority and anti-Hamas
U.S. Funds Enter Fray In Palestinian Elections: "By Scott Wilson and Glenn Kessler | Washington Post Foreign Service | Sunday, January 22, 2006; Page A01
Bush Administration Uses USAID as Invisible Conduit
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Bush administration is spending foreign aid money to increase the popularity of the Palestinian Authority on the eve of crucial elections in which the governing party faces a serious challenge from the radical Islamic group Hamas.
The approximately $2 million program is being led by a division of the U.S. Agency for International Development. But no U.S. government logos appear with the projects or events being undertaken as part of the campaign, which bears no evidence of U.S. involvement and does not fall within the definitions of traditional development work."
[... bringing democracy to the Middle East, US style. ed]
U.S. Funds Enter Fray In Palestinian Elections: "By Scott Wilson and Glenn Kessler | Washington Post Foreign Service | Sunday, January 22, 2006; Page A01
Bush Administration Uses USAID as Invisible Conduit
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Bush administration is spending foreign aid money to increase the popularity of the Palestinian Authority on the eve of crucial elections in which the governing party faces a serious challenge from the radical Islamic group Hamas.
The approximately $2 million program is being led by a division of the U.S. Agency for International Development. But no U.S. government logos appear with the projects or events being undertaken as part of the campaign, which bears no evidence of U.S. involvement and does not fall within the definitions of traditional development work."
[... bringing democracy to the Middle East, US style. ed]
