American mediators out of touch with reality
American mediators out of touch with reality, Ynet News, May 9, 2014
Op-ed: [T]he chief mediator, John Kerry, is almost completely out of touch with the international reality. This is the way he conducted himself with Syria, with Egypt, with Libya, with Ukraine, with Saudi Arabia, with Iran – he has no problem that the Islamic Republic will continue enriching uranium as part of a permanent agreement as well – and in a variety of other cases.
Kerry is the one who spread the claim that the status quo here cannot continue – although it is the most stable status-quo in the Middle East – and when he saw that his assessment was not fulfilling itself, he went to world leaders and incited against Israel.
The majority of the Israeli public has lost its faith in the Americans who brokered the peace negotiations with the Palestinians. From the very beginning it was an unrealistic, and therefore dangerous, initiative: We are not in the 1980s or 1990s, with strong Arab regimes, but in the midst of a storm in the Middle East as part of which national regimes are fighting for their lives, and another Arab country could have turned within a short period of time into a front base for al-Qaeda.
Aren’t those Americans looking around? Are they stuck inside a time capsule? The “two state for two people” idea could have been suitable before the jihadist Arab collapse around us, but now the situation is different.
The mediators’ personality was one of the great contributors to the collapse of the faith in them in Israel. One of them gave an anonymous interview to Yedioth Ahronoth and revealed his deep animosity towards the Jewish state: His remarks left the impression that his intention was to push for the establishment of another Arab state at all costs, despite the Salafi outbreak, despite the outrageous agreement with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad and despite Mahmoud Abbas’ negative automatism.
After all, the Palestinian Authority chairman has always said “no,” and in fact returned to the “three nays” of the Khartoum Resolution: No negotiations with Israel, no recognition and no peace. This is in fact a multi-stage plan: Taking over territory, and continuing the war from there against what is left from Israel under improved conditions.
And nonetheless, the American mediator blames Israel, which is defending itself alone against a Middle East which is more hostile than ever.
Even the chief mediator, John Kerry, is almost completely out of touch with the international reality. This is the way he conducted himself with Syria, with Egypt, with Libya, with Ukraine, with Saudi Arabia, with Iran – he has no problem that the Islamic Republic will continue enriching uranium as part of a permanent agreement as well – and in a variety of other cases.
Kerry is the one who spread the claim that the status quo here cannot continue – although it is the most stable status-quo in the Middle East – and when he saw that his assessment was not fulfilling itself, he went to world leaders and incited against Israel.
The United States is left without a single Arab regime it is close to today, and it is therefore taking its anger out on Israel.
There is a public in Israel which expects the Americans to stand unconditionally by Israel – the only democracy in the Middle East, based on the same values of freedom and justice – and not try to impose moves which will lead to its destruction. And if this is what happens in practice, and Israel’s leaders are afraid to say it openly – the public volunteers to do.
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WarSclerotic 
May 9, 2014 at 8:21 AM
I agree with this assessment, the current administration does not care if their efforts leave Israel vulnerable..it is death by one thousand cuts. A simple look at history speaks to the realities of the Palestinian intentions. Remember Gaza?! Where are most of the rockets coming from now? I am frankly disgusted with Obummer and Kerry, both self appointed messiahs. The lies and manipulations keep coming, remember Obummer stated containment was not an option for Iran? Now his state department simply says that there are already there so lets accept it. The region has started their nuclear arms race, the Saudi nuke in parade last week was just the beginning. With the US media playing cheerleader for the current administration there is little hope the American people will ever realize what were doing in the world..or not doing as the case may be. I cannot list one single foreign policy success in the last 5 years..can anyone? This is a disgusting 100% politically focused administration. Look at Benghazi..we now (only because of a court order) proof that the Obummer administration was treating a terrorist attack the same way they handle every other crisis. Their first thought is how it will make them look ( personal ego) and how it will affect their political party. The jury is still out whether they failed to send military help during a ( 7 hour attack) given everything i have seen from these self serving boobs, it would not put it past them to say..stand down it might make us look bad 6 weeks before his re election campaign. Let Americans die to serve his reelection narrative…seems too awful to believe but I have lost all faith in them. Oh and by the way, Senator Feinstein was kind enough to send me the “official” benghazi report..read all 80 or so pages. One would never know that the last 30 or so pages actually give us the real questions..they are in the “additional comments” section. Strangely, the summary of the report does not include these observations. When officials cite that report they state that everyone was cleared…BS check out the comments made about Charlene Lamb!! My point is if Obummer has no concern for his own Ambassador or security personnel, willing to sacrifice them at the alter of political convenience, it would be foolish to assume he would lift a finger to come to the aid of Israel. He will only do what makes him look good.