http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/a-message-for-palestinians-in-the-israel-us-disagreement/ Some thoughts on proximity talks and “hail Mary passes” at the AIPAC conference. en-us efingerhut@jta.org Copyright 2010 2010-03-22T;06:09:00-05:00 lizwagner@optonline.net The actions taken by the PA, and cited by Mr. Makovsky, had nothing to do with making the PA a more Israel-friendly entity. We can be certain the teachers and Imams were removed because their inflammatory rhetoric and ties to Hamas mean they’re anti-Fatah. Abbas was just cleaning house. The actions taken by the PA, and cited by Mr. Makovsky, had nothing to do with making the PA a more Israel-friendly entity. We can be certain the teachers and Imams were removed because their inflammatory rhetoric and ties to Hamas mean they’re anti-Fatah. Abbas was just cleaning house.

]]> 2012-05-23T;03:01:00-05:00 robertgsmiley@hotmail.com It is difficult to understand and doing so requires a lot of recent history lessons but Israel is not and has not been an ally of the US. It refused to execute a defence treaty when offered by the US. It destroyed an American ship, the USS Liberty in 1967, it spied on the US as in the Pollard case and many others, it has treated the US as a menial servant to be ordered and told what to do. It is not a friend or ally of America. It is difficult to understand and doing so requires a lot of recent history lessons but Israel is not and has not been an ally of the US. It refused to execute a defence treaty when offered by the US. It destroyed an American ship, the USS Liberty in 1967, it spied on the US as in the Pollard case and many others, it has treated the US as a menial servant to be ordered and told what to do. It is not a friend or ally of America.

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